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Fumio Demura (出村 文男, Demura Fumio, September 15, 1938 – April 24, 2023) was a Japanese karateka and kobudoka, based in the United States since the mid-1960s.
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- 9th dan black belt
Mar 20, 2024 · By the early 1960s, Demura was gaining fame as a karate practitioner. He’d reached the rank of first-degree black belt in 1956, and in 1961 he’d won his first major tournament, the All Japan Karate Championship. In addition, he’d begun studying kobudo, or traditional Okinawan weaponry, under Taira Shinken.
May 18, 2023 · Shihan Fumio Demura, the internationally revered martial arts instructor whose work earned widespread acclaim via the “Karate Kid” movies, passed away on April 24, surrounded by his family, friends, and students in Santa Ana. He was 82.
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May 1, 2023 · The WKF is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Karate icon and renowned master Fumio Demura. A legend of Karate and one of the most influential martial art masters of the last decades, Demura passed away on April 24 at the age of 84.
In the 1980’s, Demura sensei became involved in the Karate Kid series of films (all three of them). He was not only fight-choreographer, but also the stunt double for Pat Morita (actor of Mr. Miyagi).
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