Rika Usami (
Rika Usami | |
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Born | Tokyo, Japan | February 20, 1986
Native name | |
Nationality | Japanese |
Style | Shitō-ryū |
Trainer | Yoshimi Inoue |
University | Kokushikan University |
Medal record | ||
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Women's karate | ||
Representing Japan | ||
World Karate Championships | ||
Paris 2012 | ||
Belgrade 2010 | ||
Asian Games | ||
Guangzhou 2010 |
Early life
editUsami was born on February 20, 1986, in Tokyo, Japan. She had said in an interview that she started karate when she was 10 years old by joining a Goju-ryu-style dojo located near her family's house in Tokyo, after seeing a female fighter on television. Her older brother had been practicing karate and let Usami wear his karate gi on occasions, so that helped her a lot when she decided to eventually start practicing karate herself.
Usami's first karate tournament was when she was a green belt at 12 years old in elementary school. Usami did not participate in big tournaments until age 15 and won her first tournament at 17 years old at the All Japan High School Karatedo Championships.[3]
Achievements
editYear | Competition | Venue | Rank | Event |
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2003 | 30th Japan National High School Karatedo Championships | Sasebo | 1st[4] | |
2005 | 4th World Junior & Cadet Karatedo Championships | Cyprus | 1st | |
2006 | 8th Asian Junior & Cadet Karatedo Championships | Singapore | 1st | |
2007 | 35th Japan Cup Karatedo Championships | 1st[5] | Individual kata | |
2007 | 51st All Japan Universities' Karatedo Championship | 1st[6] | Individual kata | |
2007 | 36th Japan Cup Karatedo Championships | 2nd | Individual kata | |
2008 | 37th Japan Cup Karatedo Championships | 1st | Individual kata | |
2009 | Asian Karate Championships | Foshan, China | 1st | Individual kata |
2010 | 38th Japan Cup Karatedo Championships | 1st | Individual kata | |
2011 | 39th Japan Cup Karatedo Championships | 1st | Individual kata | |
2012 | 40th Japan Cup Karatedo Championships | Japan | 1st | Individual kata |
2012 | 21st World Championships | Paris, France | 1st | Individual kata |
Publications
edit- Usami, Rika. "Interview 2011 (
今月 の時 の顔 (第 9回 )宇佐美 里香 (空手 道 -女子 形 -金 メダリスト)追 いつけない"師 "を持 つということ)",総合 教育 技術 . vol.65 no.14 (March 2011): pp. 3–6. ISSN 0911-0526, OCLC 5173379407. - Japan best players-the medalist of the 21st WKF Paris. vol.2 "Kata." Tokyo : CHAMP. DVD video. OCLC 1126002786.
- Rika Usami's best karate (
宇佐美 里香 のベスト空手 :世界一 の形 とそれを創 るベーシックス&マインド). Tokyo : CHAMP, DVD video. OCLC 1111859875. - Usami, Rika. Karatedo yondai ryuha kihonkei : Divuidi de yoku wakaru ! (
空手 道 四 大 流派 基本形 : DVDでよくわかる!), Baseball Magazine Co., Ltd. ISBN 9784583106885, 4583106882, OCLC 881380997. - "Usami Rika-san ni kiku ... : (Kokushikan-daigaku karatedo-bu sen'nin kochi, 2012-nen WKF senshuken (France) kojin kata yusho) (「フェアプレイで
日本 を元気 に!」応援 企画 (15)宇佐美 里香 さん(国士舘大学 空手 道部 専任 コーチ、2012年 世界 空手 道 選手権 大会 〈フランス〉個人 形 優勝 )に聞 く...)", Coaching clinic, vol. 28 no.2 (February 2014) pp. 28–31. OCLC 8198964937. - Usami, Rika; Waranabe, Yusuke (
渡邊 祐介 ). "Jibun no "iro" wo hassuru hito ni (自分 の「色 」を発 する人 に :地道 な繰 り返 しが一流 の魅力 をつくる)", Matsushita Kōnosuke Juku, vol.21, January 2015, pp. 26–29. OCLC 5724709675. - Usami, Rika;
松久 功 ;千野 ひとみ. 2016 zensho BS11 version, Final soshuhen. (2016全 少 BS11 ver. final総集編 文部 科学 大臣 旗 第 16回 全日本 少年 少女 空手 道 選手権 大会 より). Tokyo : CHAMP, Blu-ray disc. OCLC 1128248117. - Usami, Rika. Rika Usami's gold seminar vol.1 (
宇佐美 里香 のゴールドセミナー :呼吸 を止 めず力 まず楽 に技 を極 める! :世界一 の基本 とチャタンヤラクーサンクー), Tokyo : CHAMP, Blu-ray disc. 2018. OCLC 1078623702. - Usami, Rika. (2019) Rika Usami's gold seminar vol.2 (
宇佐美 里香 のゴールドセミナー : スピードとキレを生 む世界一 のテクニック! : スーパーリンペイ&トマリバッサイ. 2), Tokyo : CHAMP, Blu-ray disc. OCLC 1091037944.
References
edit- ^ "Karate records World Championship 2012". Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- ^ Usami, Rika: coach, class of 2007, the 43rd alumna : "Staffs" (in Japanese). Karate Team, Kokushikan University. Retrieved 2021-04-26..
- ^ "Exclusive Interview: Rika Usami - The Undisputed Queen of Karate Kata". 21 March 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- ^ "
大会 結果 ・第 30回 全国 高等 学校 空手 道 選手権 大会 " [Results : the 30th All Japan High School Karatedo Championships]. www.jkf-hs.com公益 財団 法人 全国 高等 学校 体育 連盟 空手 道 専 門部 [The Section of Karatedo, All Japan High School Athletics Federation] (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-04-27. - ^ [
全日本 空手 道 選手権 大会 栄光 の記録 (入賞 者 一覧 )] [Results]. Japan Karatedo Federation (JKF)公益 財団 法人 全日本 空手 道 連盟 (in Japanese). 2012-01-11. Retrieved 2021-04-27. - ^
第 51回 全日本 学生 空手 道 選手権 大会 並 びに東西 対抗 戦 (DVD) [The 51st All Japan University Karatedo Championship with Kanto vs. Kansai Karatedo Game (DVD)]. Champ-Shop. Retrieved 2021-04-27.
External links
edit- Interview with Rika Usami
- 2012 final championships video
- (in Japanese) Rika Usami
- In the spotlight: Rika Usami - The Queen of Kata