▁being ▁good ▁human ▁be ings ." ▁ ▁Kar ate ▁career ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁A be ▁fought ▁a ▁notable ▁tournament ▁match ▁against ▁Ke inos u ke ▁En o eda , ▁losing ▁by ▁decision ▁after ▁six ▁extensions . ▁He ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁J K A ▁instruct ors ' ▁training ▁program ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁long - ser ving ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁instruct ing ▁team ▁at ▁J K A ' s ▁hon bu ▁do jo . ▁Like ▁other ▁k ens h use i ▁( j un ior ▁instruct ors ) ▁of ▁the ▁day , ▁A be ▁would ▁practice ▁his ▁techniques ▁on ▁the ▁streets ▁against ▁local ▁gang sters ▁to ▁improve ▁his ▁fighting ▁skills . ▁Through ▁Nak ay ama , ▁A be ▁worked ▁on ▁the ▁James ▁Bond ▁film ▁You ▁Only ▁Live ▁Tw ice ▁( 1 9 6 7 ). ▁Nak ay ama ▁had ▁been ▁invited ▁to ▁appear ▁in ▁the ▁movie , ▁but ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁do ▁so ▁due ▁to ▁prior ▁commit ments , ▁and ▁so ▁recommended ▁A be ▁instead . ▁ ▁Nak ay ama ▁wrote ▁that ▁A be ' s ▁strength s ▁were ▁his ▁back f ist ▁technique ▁and ▁his ▁use ▁of ▁dist ancing , ▁strength s ▁also ▁noted ▁by ▁others ▁years ▁later . ▁He ▁had ▁an ▁accomplished ▁record ▁as ▁a ▁kar ate ▁tournament ▁compet itor , ▁taking ▁first ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁inaug ural ▁J K A ▁National ▁Championship , ▁first ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁team ▁competition ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁J K A ▁International ▁Friend