is a Japanese instructor of

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.JKA: Instructor profiles – Sensei Ryosuke Shimizu3rd Dan
Retrieved on 15 February 2014. He has won the JKA All-Japan championships for kumite on 2 occasions. He is currently an instructor of the

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Biography

Shimizu was born in

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, Japan. He studied at Kyoto Industrial University. His karate training began during his 1st year of elementary school.

Competition

Shimizu has had considerable success in karate competitions.

Major tournament successes

* 54th JKA All Japan Karate Championship (2011) – 3rd Place Kumite * 53rd JKA All Japan Karate Championship (2010) – 2nd Place Kumite * 52nd JKA All Japan Karate Championship (2009) – 3rd Place Kumite * 51st JKA All Japan Karate Championship (2008) – 1st Place Kumite * 49th JKA All Japan Karate Championship (2006) – 1st Place Kumite * 48th JKA All Japan Karate Championship (2005) – 2nd Place Kumite * 44th JKA All Japan Karate Championship (2001) – 3rd Place Kumite

References

Living people 1980 births Japanese male karateka Karate coaches Shotokan practitioners Sportspeople from Kyoto Asian Games silver medalists for Japan Asian Games medalists in karate Karateka at the 2006 Asian Games World Games bronze medalists Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games Competitors at the 2001 World Games World Games medalists in karate {{Japan-karate-bio-stub