is a Japanese
master
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of
Shotokan
is a style of karate, developed from various martial arts by Gichin Funakoshi (1868–1957) and his son Gigo (Yoshitaka) Funakoshi (1906–1945). Gichin Funakoshi was born in Okinawa and is widely credited with popularizing "karate do" thro ...
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 ...
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[JKA: Instructor profiles – Sensei Toshihiro Mori7th Dan](_blank)
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He has won the JKA's version of the world championships for kumite. He has also won the JKA All-Japan championships for kumite on 2 occasions.
He is currently an instructor of the
Japan Karate Association
The Japan Karate Association (日本 空手 協会; ''Nihon Karate Kyokai''; JKA; sometimes referred to simply as ''Kyokai'' 協会 in Japan) is one of the oldest global Shotokan karate organizations in the world.
Origins
Gichin Funakoshi played ...
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Biography
Toshihiro Mori was born in
Miyagi Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu. Miyagi Prefecture has a population of 2,265,724 (1 August 2023) and has a geographic area of . Miyagi Prefecture borders Iwate Prefecture to the north, Akit ...
, Japan on . He studied at
Tohoku Gakuin University
is a private university in Sendai, Miyagi, Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. It was founded in 1886 under the influence of the Reformed Church in the United States, German Reformed Church missionaries. Miyagi Gakuin Women's University is its sist ...
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Competition
Toshihiro Mori has had considerable success in karate competition.
Major Tournament Success
*25th JKA All Japan Karate Championship (1982) - 2nd Place Kumite
*24th JKA All Japan Karate Championship (1981) - 3rd Place Kumite
*3rd IAKF World Karate Championship (Bremen, 1980) - 1st Place Kumite
*23rd JKA All Japan Karate Championship (1980) - 1st Place Kumite
*22nd JKA All Japan Karate Championship (1979) - 2nd Place Kumite
*21st JKA All Japan Karate Championship (1978) - 1st Place Kumite
References
Japanese male karateka
Japanese karate coaches
Shotokan practitioners
Martial artists from Miyagi Prefecture
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
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