Mikio Yahara
Mikio Yahara is a Japanese karate expert of the Shotokan style. He holds the rank of 10th dan.Biography
Yahara was born in 1947 in Ehime Prefecture, the fourth son of a prominent family with ancient samurai roots. He started his martial art training in judo. After studying at Kokushikan University, he became a kenshusei with the Japan Karate Association and began his career as a competitive karateka. In the period 1974-1984, he achieved substantial success both in kumite and kata.
In 2000, after a battle for leadership at the JKA, which lasted from 1987 to 1999, Yahara decided to establish his own organization, the Karatenomichi World Federation that promotes Yahara's core concept of "one killing blow".- 1984 - 3rd, 1st, Grand Champion
- 1983 - 2nd
- 1982 - 3rd, 2nd
- 1981 - 2nd
- 1980 - 2nd
- 1979 - 3rd
- 1978 - 2nd, 2nd
- 1976 - 3rd
- 1975 - 2nd
- 1983 - 2nd
- 1980 - 2nd
- 1977 - 2nd
