西山英峻
Hidetaka Nishiyama
Reading: にしやま ひでたか
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Meaning
Japanese Shotokan master (1928-2008) and founding member of the JKA. He moved to the United States in 1961 and founded the International Traditional Karate Federation (ITKF).
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