Takenori Imura

Takenori Imura
Born	(1952-07-14)14 July 1952 Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
Style	Shotokan Karate
Teacher(s)	Masatoshi Nakayama
Rank	7th Dan karate (JKA)

Takenori Imura (Imura Takenori, 14 July 1952) is a Japanese master of Shotokan karate.^[1] He has won the JKA's version of the world championships for kata on 2 occasions. He has also won the JKA All-Japan championships for kata on 5 occasions.^[1] He is currently an instructor of the Japan Karate Association.^[1]

Biography

Takenori Imura was born in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan on 14 July 1952. He studied at Japan University. His karate training began during his 1st year of university.

Competition

Takenori Imura has had considerable success in karate competition.

Major Tournament Success

6th Shoto World Cup Karate Championship Tournament (Osaka, 1996) - 1st Place Group Kata
39th JKA All Japan Karate Championship (1996) - 1st Place Kata
38th JKA All Japan Karate Championship (1995) - 1st Place Kata
5th Shoto World Cup Karate Championship Tournament (Philadelphia, 1994) - 1st Place Kata
37th JKA All Japan Karate Championship (1994) - 1st Place Kata
36th JKA All Japan Karate Championship (1993) - 1st Place Kata
4th Shoto World Cup Karate Championship Tournament (Tokyo, 1992) - 2nd Place Kata
35th JKA All Japan Karate Championship (1992) - 1st Place Kata
34th JKA All Japan Karate Championship (1991) - 2nd Place Kata
33rd JKA All Japan Karate Championship (1990) - 3rd Place Kata
31st JKA All Japan Karate Championship (1988) - 2nd Place Kata
2nd Shoto World Cup Karate Championship Tournament - 1st Place Kata/Group Kata
29th JKA All Japan Karate Championship (1986) - 2nd Place Kata
24th JKA All Japan Karate Championship (1981) - 3rd Place Kata
23rd JKA All Japan Karate Championship (1980) - 3rd Place Kumite

References

1 2 3 JKA: Instructor profiles – Sensei Takenori Imura7th Dan Retrieved on 15 February 2014.

JKA All-Japan Male Champions - Kata

1957 to 1989	1957: Hiroshi Shoji 1958: Hirokazu Kanazawa 1959: Takayuki Mikami 1960: Hiroshi Shoji 1961: Takayuki Mikami 1962: Hiroshi Shirai 1963: Tetsuhiko Asai 1965: Masaaki Ueki 1966: Hideo Ochi 1967: Masaaki Ueki 1968: Masaaki Ueki 1969: Hideo Ochi 1970: Yoshimasa Takahashi 1971: Masaaki Ueki 1972: Yoshimasa Takahashi 1973: Yoshimasa Takahashi 1974: Masaaki Ueki 1975: Masaaki Ueki 1976: Hideo Ochi 1978: Yoshiharu Osaka 1979: Yoshiharu Osaka 1980: Yoshiharu Osaka 1981: Yoshiharu Osaka 1982: Yoshiharu Osaka 1983: Yoshiharu Osaka 1984: Mikio Yahara 1985: Masayoshi Kagawa 1986: Minoru Kawawada 1987: Minoru Kawawada 1988: Naito Takashi Hashiguchi 1989: Tomoyuki Aihara

1990 - 1999	1990**: Tomoyuki Aihara]] 1991: Tomoyuki Aihara 1992: Takenori Imura 1993: Takenori Imura 1994: Takenori Imura 1995: Takenori Imura 1996: Takenori Imura 1997: Seizo Izumiya 1998: Yuji Hashiguchi 1999: Takuya Taniyama

2000 - present	2000: Takuya Taniyama 2001: Katsutoshi Shiina 2002: Katsutoshi Shiina 2003: Takuya Taniyama 2004: Katsutoshi Shiina 2005: Kunio Kobayashi 2006: Kazuaki Kurihara 2007: Kazuaki Kurihara 2008: Kunio Kobayashi 2009: Kazuaki Kurihara 2010: Kazuaki Kurihara 2011: Kazuaki Kurihara 2012: Kazuaki Kurihara 2013: Kazuaki Kurihara

JKA World Champions - Male Kata

1975 to 1983 - IAKF World Championships	1975: Yoshiharu Osaka 1977: Yoshiharu Osaka 1980: Yoshiharu Osaka 1983: Yoshiharu Osaka

1985 - 2004 - Shoto Cup	1985: Minoru Kawawada 1987: Takenori Imura 1990**: Tomoyuri Aihara 1992: Tomoyuri Aihara 1994: Takenori Imura 1996: Takenori Imura 1998: Yuji Hashiguchi 2000: Takuya Taniyama 2004: Katsutoshi Shiina

2006 - present Funakoshi Gichin Cup	2006: Kazuaki Kurihara 2011: Kazuaki Kurihara

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