Isao Obata
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Born | Tokyo |
| Japan | |
| Died | Tokyo |
| Japan | |
| 1976 | |
| Tokyo | |
| Japan | |
| Other name | Hammerin' Hank |
| Style | Shotokan |
| Kyudo | |
| Notable students | Masatoshi Nakayama |
| Hidetaka Nishiyama | |
| Shigeru Egami | |
| Taiji Kase | |
| Tsutomu Ohshima | |
| Kazumi Tabata | |
| Teacher | Gichin Funakoshi |
| Notabl student | Tsutomu Ohshima |
| Kazumi Tabata | |
| Shigeru Egami | |
| Masatoshi Nakayama | |
| Hidetaka Nishiyama | |
| Taiji Kase | |
| Martial art | Karate, Shotokan, Kendo, Judo, Kyūdō |
| Karate | |
| Judo | |
| Kyūdō | |
| Date of birth | January 1,1904 |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 828843 |
Isao Obata Life story
Isao Obata was a pioneering Japanese master of Shotokan karate. He was a senior student of Gichin Funakoshi, who is widely recognized as the founder of modern karate, and was a key figure in the establishment of the Japan Karate Association under Funakoshi in 1949.
Isao Obata Photos
