Master Toyotaro Miyazaki is the Head of the International Shotokai Federation.

Master Miyazaki, who was born September 25, 1944 in Tokyo

Tokyo

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, Japan

Japan

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, began his karate training at the age of 15 under Master Tomasaburo Okano at the Kenkojyuku Dojo. He trained in Kenkojuku

Kenkojuku

Kenkojuku is a style of Shotokan karate similar to JKA style . It was founded by the master Tomosaburo Okano...

 Karate (Shotokan Style) in Japan until his mid twenties before coming to the United States

United States

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Upon arriving in the United States he quickly achieved fame as one of the fiercest karate competitors in both Kata

Kata

is a Japanese word describing detailed choreographed patterns of movements practised either solo or in pairs. The term form is used for the corresponding concept in non-Japanese martial arts in general....

 and Kumite

Kumite

Kumite means sparring, and is one of the three main sections of karate training, along with kata and kihon. Kumite is the part of karate in which you train against an adversary, using the techniques learned from the kihon and kata....

. His skills brought him to be on the cover of Black Belt Magazine

Black Belt Magazine

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, Karate Illustrated, and Official Karate. In addition to being on the cover of these magazines he has been featured in the articles of these magazines multiple times.

Having been established in Flushing

Flushing, Netherlands

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 over 30 years, Master Miyazaki has taught thousands of students and has produced hundreds of black belts, some of whom have become Instructors at their own Karate Dojos.

Master Miyazaki is also a former instructor of the Long Island University

Long Island University

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 Karate Instructor Certification program. As such he is responsible for the development and spreading of Modern Karate, in association with Dr. Milorad V. Stricević of LIU

Long Island University

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 and the Yugoslav

Yugoslavia

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 Karate expert and National Team selector and coach Sensei

Sensei

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 Dušan Dačić.