Rikiya Iimura
Japanese karateka
| Rikiya Iimura | |
|---|---|
| Born | Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan |
| Style | Shotokan Karate |
| Teacher(s) | Masaaki Ueki |
| Rank | 2nd Dan karate (JKA) |
Rikiya Iimura (Iimura Rikiya) is a Japanese instructor of Shotokan karate.[1] He has won the JKA's version of the world championships for kumite.[1] He is currently[when?] an instructor of the Japan Karate Association.[1]
Biography
Rikiya Iimura was born in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan on . He studied at Taisho University.
Competition
Rikiya Iimura has had success in karate competition.
Major Tournament Success
- 12th Funakoshi Gichin Cup World Karate-do Championship Tournament (Pattaya, 2011) - 1st Place Kumite
- 54th JKA All Japan Karate Championship (2011) - 3rd Place Kumite
References
- ^ a b c JKA: Instructor profiles – Sensei Rikiya Iimura2nd Dan Retrieved on 15 February 2014.
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JKA World Champions - Male Kumite
- 1975: Masahiko Tanaka
- 1977: Masahiko Tanaka
- 1980: Toshihiro Mori
- 1983: Hideo Yamamoto
- 1985: Minoru Kawawada
- 1987: Tomio Imamura
- 1990*: Masayoshi Kagawa
- 1992*: Tomio Imamura
- 1994*: Pavlo Protopapa
- 1996*: Don Sharp
- 1998*: Toshihito Kokubun
- 2000: Toshihito Kokubun
- 2004: Koji Ogata
- 2006: Koji Ogata
- 2011: Rikiya Iimura
- Between 1990 and 1999 there was a legal dispute between two groups claiming to be the official JKA - the Nakahara faction and the Matsuno faction. Before the dispute was settled in favour of the Nakahara faction both groups held world championships under the banner of the JKA. The results of the JKA (Matsuno faction) world championships are not detailed above.
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