Mahiro Takano (, born 15 July 2006) is a Japanese

karate (; ; Okinawan language, Okinawan pronunciation: ), also , is a martial arts, martial art developed in the Ryukyu Kingdom. It developed from the Okinawan martial arts, indigenous Ryukyuan martial arts (called , "hand"; ''tī'' in Okinawan) un ...

ka, six-time Japanese champion at primary-school level in the

Kata ''Kata'' is a Japanese word ( 型 or 形) meaning "form". It refers to a detailed choreographed pattern of martial arts movements. It can also be reviewed within groups and in unison when training. It is practiced in Japanese martial arts ...

discipline. In 2015, at the age of nine, she starred in the music video for Sia's song " Alive".

Biography

Takano's hometown is Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Takano, Mahiro 2006 births Living people Japanese female karateka People from Nagaoka, Niigata Martial artists from Niigata Prefecture 21st-century Japanese sportswomen