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 one of the first karateka to wearing sparring gloves in Japan, a development that contributed to full contact karate and kickboxing in later years.
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
References
External links The Birth of competition karate and national organizations