Inoue-Ha Berlin

aster Teruo Hayashi. Following an old martial tradition, Inoue became an ‘uchi deshi’ [live-in disciple] of Soke Hayashi, to work and train under his watchful guidance and eventually become an instructor. He is the only uchideshi Soke Hayashi ever had. Over the years Soke Inoue became a much sought after competition coach and Tottori Hombu dojo the training ground for over 20 world champions from a variety of karate styles, starting with Sensei Mie Nakayama, the 3-time world champion kata gold medalist and one of the most highly accomplished female karate competitors in the world. Soke Inoue was the youngest in the history of the Japanese Karate Federation (JKF) to be awarded 8th Dan. He has been a Japanese National Team Coach and was an advisor to this and other national teams and served on the Japan Karate Federation Board of Examiners.