Masaji Taira, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Masaji Taira

Japanese karate coach

Date of Birth: 01-Dec-1952

Place of Birth: Kume Island, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan

Profession: karateka

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Masaji Taira (Taira Masaji, ?? ??, born December 1, 1952) is a leading teacher of Okinawa Goju Ryu Karate Do, and head of the Okinawa Gojuryu Kenkyu Kai.
His teacher was Eiichi Miyazato, a student of Chojun Miyagi and the founder of the Okinawan Jundokan dojo.
Taira's karate is that of his teacher and the Jundokan, with the addition of his novel approach to the application of the kata. Taira is best known as a researcher and practitioner of the bunkai of the Goju Ryu kata.
He is unusually open in his teachings, feeling that the techniques and learning must be shared, for their preservation and to test their effectiveness.