Tsutomu Ohshima (大島 劼, Ōshima Tsutomu, born August 6, 1930)[a] is a prominent Japanese master of Shotokan karate who founded the organization Shotokan Karate of America (SKA).[1] He is the Shihan (Chief Instructor) of the SKA, and to this day holds the rank of 5th dan, which was awarded to him by Gichin Funakoshi.[1] Ohshima's branch of the Shotokan world has become known as “Shotokan Ohshima Karate-do.”[2]
^ abShotokan Karate of America: Tsutomu Ohshima Archived 2008-09-12 at the Wayback Machine (2010). Retrieved on March 31, 2010.
^"Tsutomu Ohshima – Shotokan Karate of America". ska.org. Retrieved 2020-10-13.
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