Hidetaka Nishiyama, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Place of Birth: Tokyo, Japan
About Hidetaka Nishiyama
- Hidetaka Nishiyama (?? ??, Nishiyama Hidetaka, October 10, 1928 – November 7, 2008) was a prominent Japanese master of Shotokan karate.
- He was an internationally recognized instructor, author, and administrator, and helped to establish the Japan Karate Association.
- Nishiyama was one of the last surviving students of Gichin Funakoshi, founder of Shotokan karate.
- He was based in the United States of America from 1961 until his death in 2008, and was a pioneer of karate in that country.
- He was posthumously awarded the rank of 10th dan in karate.
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