Hiroshi Shirai (白井 寛, Shirai Hiroshi, 31 July 1937 – 9 October 2024) was a Japanese master of Shotokan karate. He was the founder of the Istituto Shotokan Italia, a subdivision of FIKTA (the Italian Traditional Karate Association) and of the SCI (Shotokan Cultural Institute, formerly WSI - World Shotokan Institute). Shirai held the title of Shihan and is responsible for taking the dan examinations within SCI and, together with Carlo Fugazza, for those within the FIKTA.
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31 July 1937 Nagasaki, Japan
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Died |
9 October 2024 (aged 87)
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Zodiac | Leo |
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