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Takayuki Kubota

1934 - 2024

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Takayuki Kubota (窪田 孝行, Kubota Takayuki; September 20, 1934 – August 14, 2024), also known as Tak Kubota, was a Japanese and American karateka, known for founding the Gosoku-ryu style of karate. He held the title of sōke (grandmaster) for his development of the Gosoku-ryū, and was the founder and president of the International Karate Association. He was also the inventor and holder of the trademark of the Kubotan self-defense key chain. Kubota was a self-defense instructor for the Tokyo Police department in the 1950s, where he was noted for his expertise in practical karate. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Takayuki Kubota is the 43rd most popular martial arts (down from 38th in 2019), the 1,298th most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,244th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Japanese Martial Arts.

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Among MARTIAL ARTS

Among martial arts, Takayuki Kubota ranks 43 out of 179. Before him are Georges St-Pierre, Tony Ferguson, Gozo Shioda, Anderson Silva, Shoji Nishio, and Peter Aerts. After him are Rickson Gracie, Royce Gracie, Demetrious Johnson, Takao Kawaguchi, Islam Makhachev, and Toyokazu Nomura.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Takayuki Kubota ranks 357. Before him are Vladislao Cap, Billy Paul, Jaegwon Kim, Jef Planckaert, Joan Hackett, and Marek Hłasko. After him are Peter McParland, Yuri Vizbor, Héctor De Bourgoing, Shyam Benegal, Zbigniew Pietrzykowski, and Kurt Armbruster. Among people deceased in 2024, Takayuki Kubota ranks 342. Before him are Eliyahu Rips, Franciszek Smuda, Francisco Jara, Terry Griffiths, Ray Reardon, and John Bruton. After him are Karin Baal, E. Allen Emerson, Artur Chilingarov, Tommy Banks, Shyam Benegal, and Ștefan Birtalan.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Takayuki Kubota ranks 1,298 out of 6,245. Before him are Kimiko Shiratori (1968), Haruko Sugimura (1909), Masahiro Akimoto (1979), Momoe Yamaguchi (1959), Hiroki Kosai (1933), and Eijun Kiyokumo (1950). After him are Kappei Yamaguchi (1965), Takako Doi (1928), Masafumi Terada (1994), Minoru Honda (1913), Ichikawa Raizō VIII (1931), and Seiichiro Kashio (1892).

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Among MARTIAL ARTS In Japan

Among martial arts born in Japan, Takayuki Kubota ranks 17. Before him are Higaonna Kanryō (1853), Koichi Tohei (1920), Morihiro Saito (1928), Hidetaka Nishiyama (1928), Gozo Shioda (1915), and Shoji Nishio (1927). After him are Takao Kawaguchi (1950), Toyokazu Nomura (1949), Kazuhiro Ninomiya (1946), Yoshiyuki Matsuoka (1957), Satoshi Ishii (1986), and Shinya Aoki (1983).

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