Tatsuo Yamada (karate)

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. He was one of the first karateka to wearing sparring gloves in Japan, a development that contributed to full contact karate and kickboxing in later years.

Bibliography

• 小沼保『本部朝基正伝　琉球拳法空手術達人(増補 )』壮神社 2000å¹´
• 巨椋修『実戦！ケンカ空手家列伝』福昌堂 1996å¹´
• 金城裕編『月刊空手道』（合本復刻版）榕樹書林 1997å¹´

References

External links

• The Birth of competition karate and national organizations