Miyuki Miura
| Miyuki Miura | |
|---|---|
| Born |
October 3, 1949 Kisarazu, Chiba, Chiba Prefecture, Japan |
| Residence | Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| Style | Shotokan and Kyokushin Karate |
| Teacher(s) | Masutatsu Oyama, Yoshiji Soeno, Terutomo Yamazaki |
| Rank | 8th dan karate |
| Website | http://www.miuradojo.com |
Miyuki Miura (三浦 美幸 Miura Miyuki?, born October 3, 1949) is a prominent Japanese master of karate, first practising Shotokan, then Kyokushin, then World Ōyama, and now operating independently.
Miura was born on October 3, 1949, in Kisarazu, Chiba, Japan, the son of a ship's engineer. He has one younger brother and one younger sister. Miura began training in Shotokan karate at the age of 13 years, and had been promoted to the rank of 2nd dan black belt by his 18th birthday. He also studied judo in his youth, achieving the rank of 1st dan in that art by the time he was 17. In 1967, aged 18, he began studying Kyokushin karate in a club at Josai International University. His teacher was Yoshiji Soeno at the university. Miura also studied this karate in summer vacation at the honbu dojo (headquarters training hall) of the Kyokushin in Tokyo.
After graduating from the university, Miura became an uchi deshi (live-in student) at the honbu dojo for two years. When Miura was an uchi deshi (live-in student), he studied karate from Terutomo Yamazaki, for whom Miura has expressed much respect. Miura entered the Third All-Japan Full Contact Karate Championships (AJFCKC) tournament and placed 4th in 1971. He won 1st at the Fourth AJFCKC in 1972, defeating Howard Collins, Toshikazu Satō, and Jōkō Ninomiya along the way.
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