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Shihan Asai Tetsuhiko

Shihan Asai Tetsuhiko

Shihan Tetsuhiko Asai was born in Ehime Japan on 7th June in the year 1935. He grew up as the oldest of seven children. In his hometown on the isle Shikoku he visited the high-school. After that, he studied at the Takushoki-Dai-University in Tokyo, where he practiced three different kinds of karate. After some years of hard training, Shihan Asai became a JKA-lnstructor and was sent to Taiwan, for introducing Karate. In spite of different circumstances, he founded the organization "Zenkoku Karate-Do Jinkai" in the 50's. Later he was send to China, Hong Kong, America, Europe und Hawaii. On Hawaii, he led the Hawaii Karate Association for 5 years. Since the 70's Shihan Asai lives in Japan again, where he founded together with Abe and Yahara an organization, which also have the name JKA. Shihan Asai has the following graduations: 9.Dan Shotokan-Karate, S.Dan Cho-do, 2. Dan Chukendo, 2.Dan Judo, 2.Dan Kendo.