y ama , ▁Y as uh iko ▁ Ō y ama ▁( both ▁from ▁The ▁World ▁ Ō y ama ▁Kar ate ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁- ▁Sh iger u ▁is ▁S ō sh u ▁and ▁Y as uh iko ▁is ▁Sa ik ō ▁Sh ih an ), ▁T ad ashi ▁Nak am ura ▁and ▁H ide y uki ▁Ash ih ara ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁ ▁After ▁entering ▁Jos ai ▁University , ▁So eno ▁founded ▁the ▁Kar ate ▁club ▁and ▁taught ▁kar ate . ▁Mi y uki ▁Mi ura ▁was ▁ 2 ▁years ▁one ' s ▁junior ▁at ▁the ▁club . ▁So eno ▁had ▁reached ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁sh od an ( 1 st ▁degree ▁black ▁bel t ) ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁ ▁Tele vised ▁kick box ing ▁was ▁a ▁huge ▁bo om ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁broadcast ▁on ▁the ▁four ▁TV ▁stations , ▁T BS , ▁N ipp on ▁Television , ▁TV ▁As ah i ▁and ▁TV ▁Tokyo ▁all ▁over ▁Japan . ▁TV ▁As ah i ▁requested ▁a ▁player ▁from ▁Ky ok ush in ▁in ▁February , ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁and ▁Mas ut ats u ▁ Ō y ama ▁elected ▁So eno ▁and ▁Ter ut omo ▁Yam az aki ▁to ▁enter ▁the ▁compet itions . ▁ Ō y ama ▁also ▁founded ▁a ▁kick box ing ▁g ym ▁called ▁Ky ok ush in ▁G ym ▁where ▁they ▁pract iced