Mitsusuke Harada
Martial artist (1928-2021)
原田満祐
- Born
- 16 November 1928, Dalian
- Died
- 26 February 2021, Cwmbrân
- Citizenship
- Japan, Empire of Japan
- Sport
- karate
- Occupation
- karateka
Mitsusuke Harada, MBE (原田 満祐, Harada Mitsusuke; 16 November 1928 – 26 February 2021) was a prominent Japanese master of Shotokai karate who introduced this martial art to Brazil and was after based in the United Kingdom. He founded the Karate-do Shotokai (KDS) organisation in 1965 and was its president. Harada held the rank of 5th dan, personally awarded by Gichin Funakoshi in 1956.
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