Yoshiharu Osaka

Japanese karateka

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Yoshiharu Osaka

Born|  (1947-09-08) 8 September 1947 (age 77)
Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Style| Shotokan Karate
Teacher(s)| Masatoshi Nakayama
Rank| 8th Dan karate (JKA)

Yoshiharu Osaka (Osaka Yoshiharu; born 8 September 1947) is a Japanese instructor of Shotokan karate.[1] He has won the JKA's version of the world championships for kata on four occasions. He has also won the JKA All-Japan championships for kata on six occasions and for kumite on two occasions.[1]

## Biography

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Yoshiharu Osaka was born in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan on 8 September 1947. He studied at Takushoku University. His karate training began during his first year of high school.

## Competition

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Yoshiharu Osaka has had considerable success in karate competition.

### Major tournament successes

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* 26th JKA All Japan Karate Championship (1983) - 1st Place Kata
* 4th IAKF World Karate Championship (Egypt, 1983) - 1st Place Kata
* 25th JKA All Japan Karate Championship (1982) - 1st Place Kata
* 24th JKA All Japan Karate Championship (1981) - 1st Place Kata
* 3rd IAKF World Karate Championship (Bremen, 1980) - 1st Place Kata
* 23rd JKA All Japan Karate Championship (1980) - 1st Place Kata
* 22nd JKA All Japan Karate Championship (1979) - Tournament Grand Champion; 1st Place Kata; 3rd Place Kumite
* 21st JKA All Japan Karate Championship (1978) - Tournament Grand Champion; 1st Place Kata; 3rd Place Kumite
* 2nd IAKF World Karate Championship (Tokyo, 1977) - 1st Place Kata
* 19th JKA All Japan Karate Championship (1976) - 1st Place Kumite
* 1st IAKF World Karate Championship (Los Angeles, 1975) - 1st Place Kata
* 18th JKA All Japan Karate Championship (1975) - 2nd Place Kata; 3rd Place Kumite
* 17th JKA All Japan Karate Championship (1974) - 2nd Place Kata
* 16th JKA All Japan Karate Championship (1973) - 2nd Place Kata
* 15th JKA All Japan Karate Championship (1972) - 2nd Place Kumite
* 13th All Japan Student Karate Championship (1969) - 1st Place Kumite

## References

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1. ^ a b JKA: Instructor profiles – Sensei Yoshiharu Osaka8th Dan Archived January 26, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 15 February 2014.

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JKA All-Japan Male Champions – Kumite

1957 to 1989|

* 1957: Hirokazu Kanazawa
* 1958: Hirokazu Kanazawa / Takayuki Mikami
* 1959: Takayuki Mikami
* 1960: Masaki Sato
* 1961: Tetsuhiko Asai
* 1962: Hiroshi Shirai
* 1963: Keinosuke Enoeda
* 1965: Katsuya Kisaka
* 1966: Hideo Ochi
* 1967: Hideo Ochi
* 1968: Masaaki Ueki
* 1969: Takeshi Oishi
* 1970: Takeshi Oishi
* 1971: Takeshi Oishi
* 1972: Masayoshi Kagawa
* 1973: Takeshi Oishi
* 1974: Masahiko Tanaka
* 1975: Masahiko Tanaka
* 1976: Yoshiharu Osaka
* 1978: Toshihiro Mori
* 1979: Fujikiyo Omura
* 1980: Toshihiro Mori
* 1981: Takayuki Tsuchii
* 1982: Masashi Sakata
* 1983: Hideo Yamamoto
* 1984: Hideo Yamamoto
* 1985: Masayoshi Kagawa
* 1986: Yasunori Ogura
* 1987: Masaaki Yokomichi
* 1988: Tomio Imamura
* 1989: Masayoshi Kagawa

1990–1999|

* 1990**: Tomio Imamura
* 1991: Katsutoshi Shiina
* 1992: Tatsuya Naka
* 1993: Katsutoshi Shiina
* 1994: Katsutoshi Shiina
* 1995: Takuya Taniyama
* 1996: Takuya Taniyama
* 1997: Toshito Kokubun
* 1998: Takuya Taniyama
* 1999: Kunio Kobayashi

2000 – present|

* 2000: Toshito Kokubun
* 2001: Takuya Taniyama
* 2002: Kunio Kobayashi
* 2003: Kunio Kobayashi
* 2004: Kunio Kobayashi
* 2005: Koji Ogata
* 2006: Ryosuke Shimizu
* 2007: Takuya Taniyama
* 2008: Ryosuke Shimizu
* 2009: Yusuke Inokoshi
* 2010: Keisuke Nemoto
* 2011: Kazuaki Kurihara
* 2012: Keisuke Nemoto
* 2013: Keisuke Nemoto

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JKA All-Japan Male Champions - Kata

1957 to 1989|

* 1957: Hiroshi Shoji
* 1958: Hirokazu Kanazawa
* 1959: Takayuki Mikami
* 1960: Hiroshi Shoji
* 1961: Takayuki Mikami
* 1962: Hiroshi Shirai
* 1963: Tetsuhiko Asai
* 1965: Masaaki Ueki
* 1966: Hideo Ochi
* 1967: Masaaki Ueki
* 1968: Masaaki Ueki
* 1969: Hideo Ochi
* 1970: Yoshimasa Takahashi
* 1971: Masaaki Ueki
* 1972: Yoshimasa Takahashi
* 1973: Yoshimasa Takahashi
* 1974: Masaaki Ueki
* 1975: Masaaki Ueki
* 1976: Hideo Ochi
* 1978: Yoshiharu Osaka
* 1979: Yoshiharu Osaka
* 1980: Yoshiharu Osaka
* 1981: Yoshiharu Osaka
* 1982: Yoshiharu Osaka
* 1983: Yoshiharu Osaka
* 1984: Mikio Yahara
* 1985: Masayoshi Kagawa
* 1986: Minoru Kawawada
* 1987: Minoru Kawawada
* 1988: Naito Takashi Hashiguchi
* 1989: Tomoyuki Aihara

1990 - 1999|

* 1990**: Tomoyuki Aihara]]
* 1991: Tomoyuki Aihara
* 1992: Takenori Imura
* 1993: Takenori Imura
* 1994: Takenori Imura
* 1995: Takenori Imura
* 1996: Takenori Imura
* 1997: Seizo Izumiya
* 1998: Yuji Hashiguchi
* 1999: Takuya Taniyama

2000 - present|

* 2000: Takuya Taniyama
* 2001: Katsutoshi Shiina
* 2002: Katsutoshi Shiina
* 2003: Takuya Taniyama
* 2004: Katsutoshi Shiina
* 2005: Kunio Kobayashi
* 2006: Kazuaki Kurihara
* 2007: Kazuaki Kurihara
* 2008: Kunio Kobayashi
* 2009: Kazuaki Kurihara
* 2010: Kazuaki Kurihara
* 2011: Kazuaki Kurihara
* 2012: Kazuaki Kurihara
* 2013: Kazuaki Kurihara

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JKA World Champions - Male Kata

1975 to 1983 - IAKF World Championships|

* 1975: Yoshiharu Osaka
* 1977: Yoshiharu Osaka
* 1980: Yoshiharu Osaka
* 1983: Yoshiharu Osaka

1985 - 2004 - Shoto Cup|

* 1985: Minoru Kawawada
* 1987: Takenori Imura
* 1990**: Tomoyuri Aihara
* 1992: Tomoyuri Aihara
* 1994: Takenori Imura
* 1996: Takenori Imura
* 1998: Yuji Hashiguchi
* 2000: Takuya Taniyama
* 2004: Katsutoshi Shiina

2006 - present Funakoshi Gichin Cup|

* 2006: Kazuaki Kurihara
* 2011: Kazuaki Kurihara

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