March 2018 archive

This week in history (5 March – 11 March)

On 6 March 1921 Gichin Funakoshi, the founder of Shotokan Karate, led a Karate demonstration in front of Crown Prince Hirohito. The demonstration was performed at the Great Hall of Shuri Castle, in Okinawa. Crown Prince Hirohito had visited Okinawa while en-route to a visit to Europe. The ship’s captain Norikazu Kanna, was an Okinawan by …

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Cover Star: Osamu Ozawa

Osamu Ozawa is a legendary Shotokan master. In 1944 he was promoted to black belt by Shotokan founder, Gichin Funakoshi. Having moved to the United States in the 1960s, Ozawa hosted the first Traditional Karate Tournament in Las Vegas. This initial tournament only had thirty competitors. It would go on to become one of the …

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Cover Star: Bob Poynton

Bob Poynton has been involved in Shotokan Karate since 1965. A student of Keinosuke Enoeda he is a long time member of the Karate Union of Great Britain (KUGB). A top competitor he has been a member of both the KUGB National Squad and the British All Styles Team. Below are some of the magazine …

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