Isao Tomita | Takeshi Obata | Gyo Obata | Isao Aoki | Isao Sasaki | Toshishiro Obata | Isao Takagi | Isao Okawa | Isao Harimoto | Hellmuth Obata + Kassabaum (HOK) |
Master Tabata went to Waseda University and started studying Shotokan style karate under Master Isao Obata, one of Master Gichin Funakoshi's first students and first chairman of the Japan Karate Association.