IMA Web page - Sensei Masatoshi Nakayama

International Martialarts Association
Founded in 1991 by Shihan Cyrus Madani, IMA is dedicated to teach Shotokan Karate, a traditional Japanese martial art. Conveniently located North West of Denver in Louisville, Colorado, IMA is a family oriented dojo offering classes to children and adults of all abilities and levels.

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Sensei Masatoshi Nakayama
Father of Modern Karate

Masatoshi Nakayama carries on the tradition of his teacher, Gichin Funakoshi, the Father of Modern Karate. Master Nakayama, a ninth degree black belt and a familiar face at tournaments, was among the first to send instructors overseas and to encourage the development of karate as a sport among scientific lines. Long professor and director of physical education at Takushoku University, his alma mater (1937), he was chief instructor of the Japan Karate Association from 1955 until his Master Masatoshi Nakayama

Nakayam Sensei Group Sensei

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Master Masatoshi Nakayama, Chief Instructor of the Japanese Karate Association, is demonstrating with Mr. Madani's assistance. Here he is demonstrating the application of kata called Bassai-Dai.
Master Nakayama teaching on a visit to Denver. Sensei Madani is the student, facing right, with the dark beard in the above pictures.

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Mission Statement:

To provide a friendly, safe and positive environment in which students can learn the philosophy and the skills of Martial arts.
To have a strong, supportive martial arts family which builds positive role models within the surrounding community, demonstrating exceptional character and the philosophy of non-violence.
To enable each student to achieve a life long commitment to martial arts and to become a successful individual in every day life through the practice of the Dojo Kun.

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