Hiroshi Shirai

Hiroshi Shirai (白井 寛, Shirai Hiroshi, born 31 July 1937) is a Japanese master of Shotokan karate. He is the founder of the Istituto Shotokan Italia, a subdivision of FIKTA (the Italian Traditional Karate Association) and of the SCI (Shotokan Cultural Institute, formerly WSI - World Shotokan Institute). Shirai holds the title of Shihan and is responsible for taking the dan examinations within SCI and, together with Carlo Fugazza, for those within the FIKTA.

Hiroshi Shirai
Hiroshi Shirai with some students in Innsbruck, October 2009
Born (1937-07-31) 31 July 1937
Nagasaki, Japan
ResidenceMilan, Italy
StyleShotokan Karate
Teacher(s)Masatoshi Nakayama, Hidetaka Nishiyama, Taiji Kase, Motokuni Sugiura
Rank10th dan karate (ISKA, ITKF)
Notable studentsit:Roberto Fassi, Luigi Zoia, Pino Presti
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