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During his stay in China, Nakayama continued practicing and teaching karate, but also studied the fundamentals of various Chinese martial arts, or kung fu/wu shu, in order to deepen his karate practice. Born in April 1913 in Yamaguchi Prefecture, he was a descendant of the Sanada clan, in the Nagano region. He also emphasized that it is crucial to study the inseparable trinity of karate—kihon, kata, and kumite—as one.
In 1932, when Nakayama arrived in Takushoku to begin his studies in foreign languages, he thought about continuing his practice of kendo. It was for this reason that he did not manage to participate in the formation of the first dojo built for karate in Japan: the Shotokan dojo. It was there that young Masatoshi spent his elementary school years. (ju-ippon kumite) in 1934, and finally free combat (jyu kumite) in 1935.
(Master Funakoshi was not supportive of all of the changes that the JKA eventually made to his karate style.)
By 1951, Nakayama had been promoted to 3rd dan, and he held the rank of 5th dan by 1955.
In 1956, working with Teruyuki Okazaki, he restructured the Shotokan karate training program to follow both traditional karate and methods developed in modern sports science also he established Kata (form, pattern) and Kumite (sparing) as tournament disciplines and in 1961, Nakayama was promoted to 8th dan.
He formed the JKA instructor trainee program and was among the first to send instructors overseas and to encourage the development of karate as a sport along scientific lines.
Masatoshi Nakayama was the first master in Shotokan history to be awarded his 9th dan while still alive and he was awarded his 10th Dan after his death.
Some of Masatoshi Nakayama most famous students are:
Hirokazu Kanazawa, Keinosuke Enoeda, Teruyuki Okazaki, Takayuki Mikami, Shirō Asano
Books :
Best Karate -11 Vol.
Practical Karate: A guide to everyman's self-defense
Practical Karate :Defense against an unarmed assailant
Dynamic Karate
Master Nakayama Masatoshi
Master Nakayama Masatoshi had martial arts in his blood.
In addition to his academic studies, he dedicated himself to the practice of kendo, Judo, swimming, skiing, tennis and athletics. In 1957, the Ministry granted the JKA exclusive legal recognition in Japan as an official association of members for the promotion of the way of karate.
During that time and over the next several years, Master Nakayama made immeasurable contributions to the art.
Although Nakayama Sensei lived in Japan as Chief Instructor for Japan Karate Association, he travelled continuously around the world until his death, in order to provide instruction and demonstrations in karate.
Nakayama was born on April 13, 1913 Yamagushi prefecture, Japan.
He began studying karate after he enrolled in Takushoku University in 1932 under supervision of Gichin Funakoshi.
In May 1949, Nakayama and colleagues helped establish the Japan Karate Association (JKA).
After high school, he secretly took the entrance exams as a foreign language student candidate at Takushoku University, which specialized in preparing students to work abroad. In 1952 he was hired as part of the physical education staff and after completing his studies in this branch of education, he became the director of the faculty. He was the one who began organizing classes again and, in May 1949, helped found the Japanese Karate Association (JKA) or Japan Karate Association.
In 1955 a headquarters dojo was built at Yotsuya in Tokyo. His ancestors were highly-skilled instructors of kenjutsu (the art of swordsmanship).
Upon entering Takushoku University in 1932, Master Nakayama immediately joined the university’s karate club, studying under Master Funakoshi Gichin and one of the master’s sons, Funakoshi Yoshitaka.
Although Master Gichin Funakoshi was the honorary head of the new organization, the master was already 81 years old at the time of its founding, and he chose the young Nakayama as the Principal Instructor of the J.K.A. At that time(late1950s) was an attempt to introduce the sporting aspect of a martial art very controversial.
Nakayama Sensei gave the width Karate audience access to Gichin Funakoshis ideas when he wrote a series of instruction books (Dynamic Karate and later series Best Karate) Nakayama Sensei also produced films and videos with detailed technical and practical information on Kihon, Kata and Kumite.
These books, films and videos were based on Nakayama Sensei depth study of the principles of kinesiology, anatomy and psychology.
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Master Masatoshi Nakayama was born in Kanazawa, Japan.