IMA Karate - Sensei Nakayama

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“The right decision will affect rest of your life”

Cyrus Madani, 8^th Dan

IMA Chief Instructor

44 years of karate experience

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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