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Hideyuki Ashihara

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Japanese karate grandmaster, student of Masutatsu Oyama, and founder of practical Ashihara Karate.

Quick Facts

Date of Birth12/5/1944
Date of Death4/24/1995
Era20th century
Country of OriginJapanJapan
Rank / TitleFounder of Ashihara Karate
Active Years1965–1995

Biography

Hideyuki Ashihara developed Ashihara Karate (Sabaki method) in 1980, emphasizing circular evasion, positioning into an opponent's blind spot, and swift counters.

Associated Martial Arts

Ashihara KarateFounder→

Full-contact karate founded in 1980 by Hideyuki Ashihara. Instead of trading strikes it circles around the attack and hits from the flank or behind — the tactic called sabaki.