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

Mono (softcover) Tokyo Shimbun / "Joe has a rival called Rikiishi. You're the model." It has been more than 50 years since Kajiwara Kazuki told him so. The model for Toru Rikiishi in the classic manga "Ashita no Joe" is the genius KARATE artist TERUTOMO YAMAZAKI. Kyokushin became the first champion of the 1st All Japan Fighters Rights Tournament and became "Kyokushin" Carrying the sign of the Kickboxing ring, he defeats a Muay Thai fighter. After retirement, All Japan Women\'s Pro Wrestling (All Japan Women\'s He coached the Crush Gals and others.

Favored by Kajiwara, KARATE of Mas Oyama (Masutatsu Oyama) Who is Terutomo Yamazaki, who was once called the "Demon of Kicks" Tadashi Sawamura? Along with the testimony of the person himself, who has never been talked about before, Kajiwara's eldest son, Kyokushin KARATE , kickboxing, All Japan Women\'s A number of truths revealed for the first time in more than 30 peripheral interviews with the people involved.

No flocks. I don't need money. I don't want to be a star. It depicts the life of a lonely KARATE family who has a unique winning philosophy and has pursued only the strength they believe in. In 2013, he published a series of articles in Tokyo Chunichi Sports (Chunichi Sports) titled "Karate for Life (Karate for Life (Karate Baka Ichidai) Notes" has been greatly revised and restructured. In the interview, he passionately talks about his unfeigned feelings for his mentor Oyama and his senior, Hideyuki Ashihara, his successor, and his ideal KARATE path. At the end of the volume, videos such as the essence of Yamazaki KARATE, "Waiting Fist" and "Front Wing Attitude" are recorded. The obi of the book is Keisuke Itagaki of the manga "Blade Fang" series. Yamazaki's influence on Itagaki's manga is revealed for the first time in this book.