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Feb 23 2018
Cover Star: Gary Wasniewski
Phenomenal kicker c began learning Wado-ryu Karate under Tetsuo Suzuki in the 1970s. In the 1970s and 1980s he was a full contact fighter, competing internationally for the Amateur Karate Association. in 1980 he founded the TYGA Karate Association. Below are some of the magazine covers featuring Wasniewski. April 1991 August 1992 February 1997 April 1999 July 2002 …
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Feb 21 2018
Cover Star: Teruyuki Okazaki
Teruyuki Okazaki can be described as one of the most technically gifted karate-ka to come from the the Japanese Karate Association (JKA). He is a living textbook on the history and practice of Shotokan Karate. He was one of the first instructors sent by the JKA to the United States to teach Karate. Below are …
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Feb 19 2018
This week in history (19 February – 25 February)
On 20 February 1986 Kata World Champion Rika Usami was born in Tokyo, Japan. A student of Karate master Yoshimi Inoue, Usami won the 2012 WKF World Championship Kata final held in Paris, France. She is known for her grace, strength and speed that mesmerize fans in equal measures. On 21 February 1956 the earliest known letter was written …
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Feb 18 2018
Cover Star: Tsutomu Ohshima
Famed for his intense stare Shotokan master, Tsutomu Ohshima, is one of the last living masters to have trained with Gichin Funakoshi. A graduate of Waseda University, he trained with the legendary Shigeru Egami at the university’s Karate club. In 1957 he founded the first university Karate club in the USA at the California Institute …
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Feb 16 2018
Cover Star: Kenneth Funakoshi
A distant cousin of Shotokan Karate founder, Gichin Funakoshi, Kenneth Funakoshi was a longtime member of the Japan Karate Association (JKA), before leaving to form his own association, the Funakoshi Shotokan Karate Association (FSKA). A top instructor in all forms of Karate, he was inducted into Black Belt Magazine’s Black Belt Hall of Fame in …
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Feb 14 2018
Cover Star: Richard Kim
A legendary martial artist, Richard Kim was proficient in several martial arts, including Karate, Kobudo, Aiki-Jujitsu and Pa Kua. Inducted into Black Belt Magazine’s Black Belt Hall of Fame, he was known as a phenomenal teacher. Below are some of the magazine covers featuring Kim. May 1976 April 1984 1993 March 1996
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Feb 12 2018
This week in history (12 February – 18 February)
On 17 February 1947 Nicholas Adamou was born. Adamou began his Karate training, alongside his older brother Chris, in 1964 at the British Karate Federation’s (BKF) London dojo. When the JKA’s Hirokazu Kanazawa began teaching Shotokan for the BKF in 1965. Adamou and his brother become devoted students of Kanazawa alongside Eddie Whitcher, Michael Randall, Mike Peachey, Will …
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Feb 11 2018
Cover Star: Patrick McCarthy
Patrick McCarthy is one of the world’s top Karate Historians. A prolific writer, his book “The Bubushi – The Bible of Karate” can be found on the book shelves of many martial artists. Having practiced martial arts since the 1960s he has gained much knowledge of kata, kobudo and kumite. Below are some of the magazine covers …
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Feb 09 2018
Cover Star: Hidetaka Nishiyama
Hidetaka Nishiyama was a founding member of the Japan Karate Association (JKA). He is also the author of one of the most influential Karate books, “The Art Of Empty Handed Fighting”, alongside co-author Richard C. Brown. Nishiyama was passionate about the growth of Shotokan Karate outside of Japan, especially in the United States. Below are some …
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Feb 07 2018
Cover Star: Steve Arneil
The true essence of Karate is the forging of one’s character/spirit through hard training. No man typifies this principle more than Steve Arneil. He was the second man to complete the grueling One Hundred Man Kumite Challenge, after the great Masutatsu (Mas) Oyama. January 1968 October 1976 April 1982 February 1986 March 1992 June 2000 …
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