Mitsusuke Harada
Mitsusuke Harada | |
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Shotokai karate | |
Teacher(s) | Shigeru Egami, Gichin Funakoshi, Gigō Funakoshi, Genshin Hironishi |
Rank | 5th dan karate |
Website | http://www.karatedoshotokai.com/ |
Mitsusuke Harada,
Early life
Harada was born on 16 November 1928 in
In 1948, Harada began studying economics and commerce at Waseda University.[2][4] At the university, he trained under both Funakoshi (on Saturdays) and Toshio Kamata (Watanabe), and befriended Tsutomu Ohshima.[4][6] In 1949, the Japan Karate Association (JKA) was formed; Harada was often escorting Funakoshi by taxi around this time.[4] He also came into contact with Shigeru Egami (also studying commerce at the time) and Tadao Okuyama, then ranked 3rd dan, at Waseda.[6][7] Harada trained under both men, and they had a significant influence on his karate style.[6][7] Harada completed his Bachelor of Commerce degree in 1953 and went on to complete a master's degree in 1955.[7] During postgraduate studies, he assisted Masatoshi Nakayama in teaching karate to US military personnel.[7]
Brazil
Following completion of his tertiary studies, Harada took a position with the Bank of South America in São Paulo, Brazil.[7] His manager there, on learning of his new employee's martial art training, asked him to conduct a demonstration; following this, fellow employees and other associates began training under his direction.[7] Initially, the karate training took place in a judo dojo.[7] Harada wrote to Funakoshi to request affiliation with the JKA, but the latter apparently wrote back advising him to start his own karate organisation.[7] This marked the birth of Karate-do Shotokan Brazileo.[7]
In 1956, Funakoshi awarded Harada the rank of 5th dan, which was then the highest rank in Shotokan karate.[8] He has kept the same rank to this day, and 5th dan is still the highest rank attainable in his organisation (the KDS).[8] In April 1957, Egami sent Harada a telegram to inform him that Funakoshi had died. In the period that followed, political troubles saw many of Funakoshi's senior students (including Harada) form the Shōtōkai group separate from the JKA.[8]
United Kingdom
By 1963, Harada had around 16
Through the mid-1960s, Harada taught karate in the UK and Brussels.[9] He founded the KDS in 1965.[1][2] Harada returned to Japan for six months in 1967 and, while he apparently did not consider the journey fruitful overall, he did confirm a replacement to lead his dojo in Brazil: Arinobu Ishibata.[9] Harada has been based in the UK ever since. The KDS experienced significant divisions in 1971 and 1988.[9][10]
Harada has also taught at other overseas clubs that were developed including: Canada, Estonia, Finland, Gibraltar, Israel, Morocco, Poland, Spain, USA.
Later life
In October 1998, the
Mitsuske Harada died on 26 February 2021 at his home in Cwmbran[13] at the age of 92.[14][15]
References
- ^ a b c d Karate-do Shotokai: What is KDS? (c. 2009). Retrieved on 21 March 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f Shotokai Encyclopedia & Japanese Martial Arts: Mitsusuke Harada – A brilliant career (c. 2005). Retrieved on 21 March 2010.
- ^ Shuriway Karate & Kobudo Resource Website: Mitsusuke Harada Hanshi – Shotokai (c. 2000). Retrieved on 27 April 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g de'Claire, J. (c. 2009). Karate-do Shotokai: Harada Sensei, MBE – Page 1 Retrieved on 21 March 2010.
- ISBN 978-3-8391-1785-9)
- ^ a b c de'Claire, J. (c. 2009). Karate-do Shotokai: Harada Sensei, MBE – Page 2 Retrieved on 21 March 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i de'Claire, J. (c. 2009). Karate-do Shotokai: Harada Sensei, MBE – Page 3 Retrieved on 21 March 2010.
- ^ a b c d e de'Claire, J. (c. 2009). Karate-do Shotokai: Harada Sensei, MBE – Page 4 Retrieved on 21 March 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f de'Claire, J. (c. 2009). Karate-do Shotokai: Harada Sensei, MBE – Page 5 Archived 2016-01-29 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 21 March 2010.
- ^ a b c de'Claire, J. (c. 2009). Karate-do Shotokai: Harada Sensei, MBE – Page 6 Retrieved on 21 March 2010.
- ISBN 978-1-8714-5702-5)
- ISBN 978-0-9532-8321-7)
- ^ "Mitsusuke Harada | Deceased Estates | The Gazette". www.thegazette.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
- ^ "Décès de Maître Mitsusuke Harada". Fédération Française de Karaté (in French). 2021-03-23. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
- ^ "Passing of Mitsusuke Harada Sensei MBE". www.englishkaratefederation.com. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
External links
https://www.facebook.com/KDSKarate/ https://www.kdsbelgium.be/