Tomio Imamura

Japanese karateka
Tomio Imamura
Born (1958-10-07) 7 October 1958 (age 65)
Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
StyleShotokan Karate
Teacher(s)Masatoshi Nakayama
Rank7th Dan karate (JKA)

Tomio Imamura (Imamura Tomio, 7 October 1958) is a Japanese master of Shotokan karate.[1] He has won the JKA's version of the world championships for kumite on 2 occasions. He has also won the JKA All-Japan championships for kumite on 2 occasions.[1] He is currently an instructor of the Japan Karate Association.[1]

Biography

Tomio Imamura was born in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan on 7 October 1958. He studied at Takushoku University. His karate training began during his 1st year of university.

Competition

Tomio Imamura has had considerable success in karate competition.

Major Tournament Success

  • 36th JKA All Japan Karate Championship (1993) - 2nd Place Kumite
  • 4th Shoto World Cup Karate Championship Tournament (Tokyo, 1992) - 1st Place Kumite
  • 33rd JKA All Japan Karate Championship (1990) - 1st Place Kumite
  • 32nd JKA All Japan Karate Championship (1989) - 2nd Place Kumite
  • 31st JKA All Japan Karate Championship (1988) - 1st Place Kumite
  • 2nd Shoto World Cup Karate Championship Tournament - 1st Place Kumite
  • 30th JKA All Japan Karate Championship (1987) - 3rd Place Kumite
  • 29th JKA All Japan Karate Championship (1986) - 2nd Place Kumite
  • 26th JKA All Japan Karate Championship (1983) - 2nd Place Kumite

References

  1. ^ a b c JKA: Instructor profiles – Sensei Tomio Imamura7th Dan Archived 2008-01-31 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
2000 – present
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JKA World Champions - Male Kumite
1975 to 1983 - IAKF World Championships
  • 1975: Masahiko Tanaka
  • 1977: Masahiko Tanaka
  • 1980: Toshihiro Mori
  • 1983: Hideo Yamamoto
1985 - 2004 - Shoto Cup
  • 1985: Minoru Kawawada
  • 1987: Tomio Imamura
  • 1990*: Masayoshi Kagawa
  • 1992*: Tomio Imamura
  • 1994*: Pavlo Protopapa
  • 1996*: Don Sharp
  • 1998*: Toshihito Kokubun
  • 2000: Toshihito Kokubun
  • 2004: Koji Ogata
2006 - present Funakoshi Gichin Cup
Notes
  • Between 1990 and 1999 there was a legal dispute between two groups claiming to be the official JKA - the Nakahara faction and the Matsuno faction. Before the dispute was settled in favour of the Nakahara faction both groups held world championships under the banner of the JKA. The results of the JKA (Matsuno faction) world championships are not detailed above.


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