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Akira Masuda
Akira Masuda presiding at Ko Ryu Jiai (Tournament), Japan, 3 November 2003
Born(1962-05-22)May 22, 1962
Kanazawa, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan
ResidenceJapan
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight85.5 kg (188 lb; 13.46 st)
StyleKyokushin Karate
Teacher(s)Masutatsu Oyama

Akira Masuda (増田 章, Masuda Akira) (born May 22, 1962) is a Japanese Kyokushin kaikan karateka. In March 1991 he completed the 100 man kumite supervised by Mas Oyama.

He was born in 1962 in Kanazawa, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan. In junior high school he was captain of the school judo club. When he was 16 years old he joined Kyokushin Kaikan Ishikawa Dojo. At 19 years old he made his debut in his first All Japan Tournament.

He remained a top athlete in Kyokushin All Japan Tournaments, going on to beat Michel Wedel, Gerard Gordeau and Michael Thompson. He fought and lost to Andy Hug however Hug was unable to walk after the fight.

In 1990 he won a gold medal in the 22nd All Japan Kyokushin Tournament. and in 1991 he placed second in the 5th World Karate Tournament.

He is the shihan of Kyokushin Kaikan Masuda Dojo. In 2007 Masuda published the book "Freestyle Karate" and in 2009 he published "Masuda Akira - Go, Budojin toshite Ikiru".

References

  1. Note on Japanese names: Family names go before given names, so in Japan he is known as Masuda Akira, while in the west he is usually referred to as Akira Masuda
  2. masutatsuoyama.com: "100 Man Kumite - Akira Masuda (March, 1991)"
  3. primary source: biography Masuda, Akira "Freestyle Karate" Archived 2012-07-20 at archive.today ISBN 978-4-902535-03-7, Novelpress, August 2007
  4. kyokushinresults.freeserve.co.uk
    14th All Japan - 1982, 8th place: Akira Masuda;
    15th All Japan - 1983, 5th place: Akira Masuda;
    17th All Japan, 1985, 3rd place: Akira Masuda;
    18th All Japan, 1986, 2nd place: Akira Masuda;
    21st All Japan, 1989, 4th place: Akira Masuda;
    22nd All Japan, 1990, 1st place: Akira Masuda     Archived 2007-09-12 at the Wayback Machine
  5. "andyhug.com". Archived from the original on 2007-09-18. Retrieved 2007-09-14.
  6. "kyokushinresults.freeserve.co.uk: "Fighter Profiles Japan"". Archived from the original on 2007-09-11. Retrieved 2007-09-19.
  7. kyokushinresults.freeserve.co.uk: "All Japan Champions: 1990 Champion Akira Masuda" Archived 2011-07-28 at the Wayback Machine
  8. kyokushincanada.com : "November 2-4, 1991, Tokyo. 2nd place : Akira Masuda, Japan"
  9. "Kyokushin Kaikan Masuda Dojo (in Japanese)". Archived from the original on 2010-03-23. Retrieved 2010-03-24.
  10. Masuda, Akira 'Freestyle Karate' ISBN 978-4-902535-03-7, Novelpress, August 2007
  11. Masuda, Akira 'Masuda Akira - Go, Budojin toshite Ikiru' ISBN 978-4-8094-0768-0, Budo-ra Books, February 2009

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