Tatsuo Yamada | |
Birth Date: | 16 October 1905 |
Birth Place: | Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan |
Martial Art: | Karate |
Teacher: | Motobu Choki |
was a Japanese karateka from Hyōgo Prefecture.
Yamada was one of the karateka representing the Shōwa period, the founder of the Japanese Kenpo Karate-do.[1] He was the first person wearing a glove in Japan, a direct batting game with no armor, was also known to leave a result that will lead to the birth of full contact karate and kickboxing later.[2] [3]