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TSUTOMU
OSHIMA
imported the Karate to United
States in 1955
Born in 1930, Tsutomu
Oshima made its first contacts with the
martial arts at 3 years old. It is at
the prestigious Waseda university that
Mr. Oshima began Shotokan Karate under
the control of Master Funakoshi in 1948.
In 1953, he become captain of Waseda.
He received of Master Funakoshi, the rank
of Sandan with the highest mark of the
group esclusively made up of Japanese
people.
It is in 1955 that master Oshima leaves
for America. He was the first to teach
Karate on our continent. Today, he directs
the oldest association of Karate in America.
He is recognized as the greatest still
alive Master. |
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