Kazuteru Noguchi a Dojo Operator from the IKO Brazil Branch Manaus Dojo passed away on September 9th.
Sensei Noguchi gave all his efforts and dedication in developing Kyokushin in the severe climate of Manaus, Brazil located right on the equator where the average temperature is 38℃ for 36 years from December 1976 to the day he passed away.
In 1988 he opened a Kyokushin Dojo in Manaus and held numerous Amazon State tournaments and also nurtured many fighters and black belt members including Zander Sassaki who had great success in the 7th and 8th world tournament as the member of the South American team and made great contributions for the development of Kyokushin Kaikan and the Brazil branch.
We thank and honor his activities during his lifetime and may his soul rest in peace.

Profile:
Kazuteru Noguchi (1st Dan)
Born on 1943, August 13 in Fukuoka Japan.
Moved to Manaus in the Amazon basin in Brazil with his family as a child.
Married with 5 children.