Tatsuo Yamada

was a Japanese karateka from Hyōgo Prefecture. Yamada was one of the karateka representing the Shōwa period, the founder of the Japanese Kenpo Karate-do. He was the first person wearing a glove in Japan, a direct batting game with no armor, was also known to leave a result that will lead to the birth of full contact karate and kickboxing later. Bibliography 小沼保『本部朝基正伝　琉球拳法空手術達人(増補 )』壮神社 2000年 巨椋修『実戦！ケンカ空手家列伝』福昌堂 1996年 金城裕編『月刊空手道』（合本復刻版）榕樹書林 1997年