Jose Martins Achiam
Karate coach
José Martins Achiam · 龔智仁
José Martins Achiam (Simplified Chinese: 龚智仁, Macau, April 18, 1944 – Macau, September 23, 2008; 7th Dan) was a renowned athlete[1] and sports administrator[1] from Macau of Portuguese nationality, who introduced[1] Goju-Ryu Karate-Do Seigokan to Macau during the colonial era[1]. Founder[1] of the Macau Karate Association (AKM), of which he was president, and of the Macau Seigokan Karate-Do Association (AKSM)[1], he was a member of the Executive Committee of the World Karate Federation (WKF)[1] and Secretary-General of the Asian Karate Federation (AKF)[1].
He was born in Macau on April 18, 1944, into a Macanese family, the son of Joaquim Achiam[2], an inspector with the Macau Judicial Police, and Maria Celina Tang[2]. He attended St. Joseph’s Seminary[3] in Macau. He began training with a Japanese executive and Goju Ryu[4] instructor before 1965, the year Seigokan was officially introduced in Hong Kong.
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