Miyuki Miura

Miura was born on October 3, 1949, in Kisarazu, Chiba, Japan, the son of a ship's engineer. He has one younger brother and one younger sister. Miura began training in Shotokan karate at the age of 13 years, and had been promoted to the rank of 2nd dan black belt by his 18th birthday. His teacher was Yoshiji Soeno at the university. Miura also studied this karate in summer vacation at the honbu dojo (headquarters training hall) of the Kyokushin in Tokyo. ==Kyokushin karate==

After graduating from the university, Miura became an uchi deshi (live-in student) at the honbu dojo for two years. When Miura was an uchi deshi (live-in student), he studied karate from Terutomo Yamazaki, for whom Miura has expressed much respect. Soon after Miura became champion, Masutatsu Oyama (founder and director of Kyokushin karate) asked him to participate in the 100-man kumite. and that for two days he required assistance when going to the toilet, as he could not bend on his own. ==United States==

After Miura completed the 100-man kumite, Oyama sent him to New York to study under Shigeru Oyama (a top Kyokushin instructor in America at the time), and from there he was sent to Chicago, Illinois, to run the Chicago Kyokushin dojo. In 1984, he began teaching as part of World Ōyama Karate, a new organization that had been founded by S. Ōyama. His Chicago dojo also served as the midwest headquarters for the organization. In 2002, Miura parted company with S. Ōyama, and now no longer trains under the World Ōyama Karate organization. He operates independently as Miura Dojo in Elk Grove Village, Illinois, and works with other full contact dojo internationally through his Global Budo Karate Alliance. Miura holds the rank of 8th dan. ==References==