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Sensei Taiji Kase 9th Dan
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Sensei Taiji Kase was born on the 9th February 1929. He began his karate
training in 1944, at this time he already had experience in kendo,
aikido and judo, gaining his 2nd dan in judo in that same year. At the age
of 15, after meeting with Gichin Funakoshi, Sensei Kase was taken on as a student
at the Shotokan dojo. During his time at the Shotokan, Sensei Kase was
taught by many different instructors, including Yoshitaka Funakoshi.
In 1946, Sensei Kase gained Shodan (1st dan) in karate-do and then in 1949,
Sandan (3rd dan). At this time he was captain of the karate team at Senshu
university, were he later graduated in march 1951 with a degree in economic science.
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Sensei Kase had always wanted to be a professional Karate teacher, so to achieve
this goal he joined the JKA (Japanese Karate Assosiation). In 1964, he left
Japan to teach in countries all around the world. These included South Africa,
the USA, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and in 1967, France. Where he settled
permanently in Paris.
In 1986, Sensei Kase decided to closed his Paris dojo to resume travelling around
the world to teach.
Sadly, Sensei Taiji Kase passed away in Paris on the 24th November 2004,
he was an inspiration to all his students around the world and will be greatly missed.
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Available here is a
Tribute to Sensei Kase that has been compiled by the
ESA senior instructors. The article recalls some of their memories and experiences from
times spent with Sensei Kase.
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