Tatsuya Naka Explained

Tatsuya Naka
Birth Date:	May 29, 1964
Birth Place:	Tokyo, Japan
Residence:	Tokyo, Japan
Martial Art:	Shotokan Karate
Rank:	7th dan karate

(born May 29, 1964 in Tokyo) is a Japanese master of Shotokan karate. He is a full-time instructor of the Japan Karate Association. He holds a 7th dan from JKA.^[1] He has also starred in films such as Kuro Obi, High Kick Girl! and Karate Girl.

Education

Naka started karate in his first year of junior high school. He attended Takushoku University.

Major tournament wins

• 35th JKA All Japan Karate Championship (1992)

1st place kumite

• 4th Shoto World Cup Karate Championship Tournament (Tokyo, 1992)

3rd place kumite

• 43rd JKA All Japan Karate Championship (2000)

3rd place kumite

Notes and References

1. Web site: 指導員紹介 – Jka 公益社団法人日本空手協会 . 2014-04-11 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140105175219/http://www.jka.or.jp/j-what/j_sys2.html . 2014-01-05 .