Hideo Ochi
Hideo Ochi Shihan (Japanese越 智 秀 男, Hideo Ochi; * February 29, 1940 in Saijō, Japan) is Karateka and was champion of the Japan Karate Association, 1966 and 1967 in Kumite and Kata. He holds the 8th Dan JKA Karate and in 1997 received the Order of Merit.
Biography
Hideo Ochi is one of the world's most renowned teachers of Shotokan Karate. With 14 years Ochi began karate training. During his studies he worked intensively with karate, which he had occupied in addition to economics as a second compartment. He graduated in 1962 after four years of study, this first phase of his karate training from. During this time he gained in the University of team Takushoku University his first experience in the Kumite Shiai. Ochis successes in the University of team showed him the way to training in the group of instructors JKA.
He then underwent the entrance examination for these " elite " of the JKA and sat through hundreds of applicants under. Only four in his group considered how Ochi, the final examination at the JKA Instructor from. In 1964, Ochi, 4th Dan, JKA instructor was and taught at the Hombu Dojo in Tokyo from now on. Today, he is the Chief Instructor of the JKA Europe.
Kata - Kumite Shiai
In the following years (1965-1969) Ochi won his major competition successes at the All-Japan Championships: 1966 1st place in Kumite and Kata, Kumite 1967 1st place and 2nd place Kata, 1968 2nd in kumite and third in Kata, 1969 1st Place Kata and 3rd in Kumite. He is one of the few who has the title " Grand Champion ". This gets a fighter only be awarded if it has reached at least three times in one of the two disciplines, the first and in the other at least third place.
Germany - Europe
In 1970, Hideo Ochi came to Germany to compete in the German Karate Federation ( DKB) the succession of national coach Hirokazu Kanazawa. The DKB- national team he led in the following years in Europe to many successes (European Championship 1971, 1972, 1975 Vice World Championships 1975 in Los Angeles and at the World Championships 1980 in Bremen). During a Japan vacation he took in 1976 again at the Japanese championships and won the 1st place in Kata Shiai ahead of reigning world champion Osaka. Hideo Ochi was only national coach of the DKB, then national coach of the German Karate Association ( DKV) before he decided in 1993 to found the German JKA Karate Federation ( DJKB ), the German branch of the Japan Karate Association. H. Ochi is DJKB Chief Instructor and, in place of Enoeda, Chief Instructor of the JKA World Federation -Europe.
Points system
In an article published on the website of his dojo undated interview when asked about the differences between " modern karate " and " traditional karate " he replied that it only give a karate for him.
Compare this to the competition - point systems of the two German organizations:
Base
Hideo Ochi devoted himself from the beginning as national coach in Germany strong grassroots sport, both initially in the DKB, and later within the DKV and DJKB. His weekend courses are meeting the karateka from all over Germany. The project initiated by Ochi Gasshuku evolved over the years into Europe's largest karate course.