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sugiyama sensei -lrb- june , 2004 -rrb- tokyo , japan shotokan 200px 16 november 1929 chicago , il sugiyama_shojiro . jpg shojiro sugiyama
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shojiro sugiyama

shojiro sugiyama was born in tokyo , japan in 1929 .
in 1954 , after training in two other styles of karate , he began studying with the japan karate association of tokyo -lrb- yotsuya -rrb- .
he was invited to come to chicago , u.s.a. to teach karate in 1963 .
through the late 60 's and 70 's , sugiyama sensei is credited with building and promoting shotokan karate throughout the entire midwest region .
many of his original students have gone on to create their own dojos throughout illinois , iowa , indiana , michigan and wisconsin .
in recent years , sugiyama has increased his focus towards the use and development of ki -lrb- chinese , qi -rrb- , in order to improve karate training and create a radar system for martial artists .
