# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/takayuki-kubota
# Generated: 2026-08-14T19:10:58.307Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/takayuki-kubota"
name: "Takayuki Kubota"
slug: "takayuki-kubota"
description: "Takayuki Kubota , also known as Tak Kubota, was a Japanese and American karateka, known for founding the Gosoku-ryu style of karate. He held the title of sōke (grandmaster) for his development of the Gosoku-ryū, and was the founder and president of the International Karate Association. He was also the inventor and holder of the trademark of the Kubotan self-defense key chain."
tagline: "Japanese martial artist (1934–2024)"
image: "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/vZQWEKgl7P5phfQ3r33MUnmRc7n.jpg"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "JP"
category:
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profileType:
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  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999"
birthDate: "1934-09-20"
deathDate: "2024-08-14"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             4.625267665952893
  historical:           15.40634133333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    handle:    "nm0473568"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump