Akira Masuda Explained
(born May 22, 1962) is a Japanese Kyokushin kaikan karateka. In March 1991 he completed the 100 man kumite supervised by Mas Oyama.[1]
He was born in 1962 in Kanazawa, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan. In junior high school he was captain of the school judo club.[2] 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.[3] He fought and lost to Andy Hug[4] however Hug was unable to walk after the fight.[5]
In 1990 he won a gold medal in the 22nd All Japan Kyokushin Tournament.[6] and in 1991 he placed second in the 5th World Karate Tournament.[7]
He is the shihan of Kyokushin Kaikan Masuda Dojo.[8] In 2007 Masuda published the book "Freestyle Karate"[9] and in 2009 he published "Masuda Akira - Go, Budojin toshite Ikiru".[10]
External links
Notes and References
- https://web.archive.org/web/20061026101513/http://www.masutatsuoyama.com/100mankumite.htm masutatsuoyama.com: "100 Man Kumite - Akira Masuda (March, 1991)"
- http://books.livedoor.com/item4902535033.html primary source: biography Masuda, Akira "Freestyle Karate"
- http://www.kyokushinresults.freeserve.co.uk/Pages/Japan/AJiko2.htm 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
- Web site: andyhug.com . 2007-09-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070918230217/http://www.andyhug.com/content_detail,48,r,_Ez.html . 2007-09-18 . dead .
- Web site: kyokushinresults.freeserve.co.uk: "Fighter Profiles Japan" . 2007-09-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070911062548/http://www.kyokushinresults.freeserve.co.uk/Pages/Profiles/FPJapan.htm . 2007-09-11 . dead .
- http://www.kyokushinresults.freeserve.co.uk/Pages/Japan/AJchampiko1.htm kyokushinresults.freeserve.co.uk: "All Japan Champions: 1990 Champion Akira Masuda"
- http://www.kyokushincanada.com/tournamentResoults.htm kyokushincanada.com : "November 2-4, 1991, Tokyo. 2nd place : Akira Masuda, Japan"
- Web site: Kyokushin Kaikan Masuda Dojo (in Japanese) . 2010-03-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100323184713/http://www.budo-karate.aki.gs/ . 2010-03-23 . dead .
- Masuda, Akira 'Freestyle Karate', Novelpress, August 2007
- Masuda, Akira 'Masuda Akira - Go, Budojin toshite Ikiru', Budo-ra Books, February 2009
