He planned to fight the tiger , not bare - handed , but with a staff , and it was planned to transmit the match to American closed - circuit viewers .
Mamoru Yamamoto , age 38 , headmaster of the Yoshukai school , was the karate expert .
Mamoru Yamamoto planned to fight the tiger , not bare - handed , but with a staff , and it was planned to transmit the match to American closed - circuit viewers .
Mamoru Yamamoto , age 38 , headmaster of the Yoshukai school , was the karate expert .