Masahiko_Tanaka_(karateka)
Masahiko Tanaka (karateka)
Japanese karateka
Masahiko Tanaka (田中 昌彦, Tanaka Masahiko, born 24 February 1941) is a Japanese master of Shotokan karate.[1] He won the first of his two IAKF world championship Kumite titles in 1975,[1] was part of the Japan team to win the team Kumite title in the third IAKF world championship[1] and was twice JKA All-Japan kumite champion.[1] He became the national coach of Denmark in 1975 and in 1978 returned to Japan, where he currently manages the international affairs of the JKA.