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y. yaguchi , march 2008 http://www.iskfmountainstates.com/ hiroshima , japan gichin funakoshi , masatoshi nakayama shotokan karate 14 november 1932 9th '' dan '' karate denver , colorado , usa yutaka_yaguchi_2008_03_22 . gif yutaka yaguchi
 yutaka yaguchi
yutaka yaguchi

yutaka yaguchi -lrb- born november 14 , 1932 -rrb- is the chief instructor and chairman of the international shotokan karate federation -lrb- iskf -rrb- mountain states region .
he was born in hiroshima , japan , in 1932 and began karate training in 1952 .
he later tested under masters gichin funakoshi for his 1st `` dan '' black belt and masatoshi nakayama for his 2nd through 8th `` dan '' black belts .
as one of the first graduates of the japan karate association -lrb- jka -rrb- instructors ' training program in 1959 , he has played an important role in the growth of jka karate and the internationalization of shotokan karate .
yaguchi first arrived in the united states on june 5 , 1965 , and continues to reside in the us to the present day .
in 1974 , yaguchi founded the iskf of colorado , the regional headquarters for the mountain states region .
