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Hiroshi Shirai
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Hiroshi Shirai (白井 寛, Shirai Hiroshi, born 31 July 1937) is a Japanese master of Shotokan karate. He is the founder of the Istituto Shotokan Italia, a subdivision of FIKTA (the Italian Traditional Karate Association) and of the SCI (Shotokan Cultural Institute, formerly WSI - World Shotokan Institute).[1] Shirai holds the title of Shihan and is responsible for taking the dan examinations within SCI and, together with Carlo Fugazza, for those within the FIKTA.
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![]() Hiroshi Shirai with some students in Innsbruck, October 2009 | |
Born | (1937-07-31) 31 July 1937 (age 86) Nagasaki, Japan |
Residence | Milan, Italy |
Style | Shotokan Karate |
Teacher(s) | Masatoshi Nakayama, Hidetaka Nishiyama, Taiji Kase, Motokuni Sugiura |
Rank | 10th dan karate (ISKA, ITKF) |
Notable students | it:Roberto Fassi, Luigi Zoia, Pino Presti |
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