The man who became the model for Toru Rikiishi Genius KARATE TERUTOMO YAMAZAKI

Softcover Tokyo Shimbun / "Joe has a rival. His name is Chikaraishi. You're the model." More than 50 years have passed since Ikki Kajiwara told him that. Teruamo Yamazaki, the genius KARATE family who modeled Toru Chikaraishi in the classic manga "Ashita no Joe." He became the inaugural champion of Kyokushin's first All Japan fighters championship, stepped into the kickboxing ring wearing the "Kyokushin" sign, and defeated a Muay Thai fighter. After retiring, she coached the Clash Gals and others at All Japan Women\'s Pro Wrestling (All Japan Women\'s ).

Who exactly is Terutomo Yamazaki, who was favored by Kajiwara, embodies the KARATE of Mas Oyama (Masutatsu Oyama) , and was once hailed alongside the 'kick demon' Tadashi Sawamura? Along with the testimony of Kajiwara himself that had never been spoken before, the truth is revealed for the first time through interviews with more than 30 people involved in Kajiwara's eldest son, Kyokushin KARATE , kickboxing, and All Japan Women\'s .

Don't go in groups. Don't want money. Don't want to be a star. With a unique philosophy of competition, the story depicts the life of the solitary KARATE family, who pursued only the strength they believed in. A major revision and expansion of the 2013 series "Terutomo Yamazaki Karate for Life (Karate Baka Ichidai) Chronicles," originally serialized in Tokyo Chunichi Sports (Chunichi Sports). In interviews, he passionately talks about his unspoken feelings for his mentor Oyama and senior Hideyuki Ashihara, his successor, and his ideal path for KARATE. At the end of the volume, videos of Yamazaki KARATE's essence, such as 'Waiting Fist' and 'Maeha no Stance,' are included. The book's obi features Keisuke Itagaki from the manga series 'Baki.' For the first time, this book reveals the influence Yamazaki had on Itagaki's manga.