Yosuke Yamashita
Hanshi / 10th Dan
Japanese 10th Dan grandmaster who brought traditional Karate (Renbu-kai) and Suio-ryu Iai Kenpo to Spain and Europe.
Quick Facts
Date of Birth2/16/1941
Era20th–21st century
Country of Origin
Japan / Spain
Japan / SpainRank / TitleSuio-ryu & Karate Pioneer in Europe
Active Years1965–present
Biography
Yosuke Yamashita introduced bogu-kumite Karate (Renbu-kai) and Suio-ryu Iai Kenpo to Spain starting in 1969, serving as a chief instructor in European Japanese martial arts federations.
Associated Martial Arts
KarateFounder→
An Okinawan striking art reshaped in the 20th century into Japanese budo and an Olympic sport. Built on kata and hand and foot techniques.
Suio-ryu Iai KenpoMaster→A sword-drawing school from the end of the Sengoku period. To its sixty-four techniques it adds the staff, the naginata, and the sickle-and-chain.