Hideo Ochi Sensei (February 29th, 1940) is a Japanese master of karate. He is ranked 9th Dan, and is a former Japan Karate Association World Champion in kumite and kata.
1964:He passed all the tests, and in 1964 the JKA made him instructor for the honbu dojo (headquarters training hall) in Tokyo
1971:He was also coach (European Championship in 1971, 1972 and 1975) of the German national team and Chief Instructor for JKA Europe.
1993:In 1993, he founded the DJKB (Deutscher JKA-Karate Bund) as German branch of the JKA.
1997:In 1997, he received the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.
2011:In 2011 he gave his belt -which was almost white- to a boy blackbelt from Venezuela, when he asked Master Ochi for a picture for his birthday.
2016:In 2016, he was awarded 9th dan.
