Considered the “Father of European Karate”, Henri Plee is a true pioneer. He studied many martial arts with some of the world’s top masters. He held a 10th Dan in Karate, a 5th Dan in Judo, a 3rd Dan in Aikido and a 1st Dan in Kendo. He made it his mission to promote martial …
Category: Competition
Jul 16 2020
Henri Plee
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July 16, 2020
- Bernard Cherix, Donn Draegar, Gichin Funakoshi, Gojuro Harada, Henri Plee, Hiroo Mochizuki, Hiroshi Kamata, Hiroshi Shirai, Isao Obata, Jim Alcheik, Jurgen Seydel, Keinosuke Enoeda, Masatoshi Nakayama, Minoru Mochizuki, Mitsusuke Harada, Taiji Kase, Tetsuji Murakami, Tsutomu Ohshima, Vernon Bell, Vladimiro Malatesti, Yoshinao Nanbu
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Jul 12 2020
Yukiyoshi Marutani
- Filed under Competition, Geisei-ryu, General, Kumite
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July 12, 2020
Karate should allow individuals to develop their own ethics, spirits, values, and integrity. Karate is an individual accomplishment rather than a public recognition of improvement. Yukiyoshi Marutani Described as a master of kumite, Yukiyoshi Marutani is known for his kumite and his exceptional teaching. He is unique in that he stresses learning kumite before learning …
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May 19 2020
Artur Hovhannisyan
- Filed under Competition, General, Kumite, Kyokushin
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May 19, 2020
Life is like ‘sinusoid” – sometimes we go up, and sometimes we go down – like yin and yang. Artur Hovhannisyan Nicknamed the ” Highlander” due to his Armenian heritage, Artur Hovhannisyan had the ability to move lightly for a big man. He had a unique ability to combine Russian strength and power with Japanese …
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May 14 2020
Hamish Adam
- Filed under Competition, General, Wado-ryu
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May 14, 2020
As a competitor, Hamish Adam has had a number of firsts. He was part of the first Scottish team to win the European Team Championships. He was also part of the British team to defeat Japan to win their first World Championship title. As a competitor, he has won Scottish, British, European, and World titles. …
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Feb 16 2018
Cover Star: Kenneth Funakoshi
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February 16, 2018
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 02 2018
Cover Star: Masatoshi Nakayama
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February 2, 2018
As the Cheif the Instructor of the Japan Karate Association (JKA) Masatoshi Nakayama oversaw the expansion of Shotokan Karate, from an art practiced only in Japan to an art practiced internationally by a diverse range of people. Below are are some of the magazine covers featuring the legendary master. 1965 January 1975 November 1982 November …
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Jan 03 2018
Cover Star: Ticky Donovan
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January 3, 2018
For people of a certain generation the name Ticky Donovan is synonymous with British Karate. As a competitor he was British Champion and part of a World Championship winning team. As a coach and manager he guided the British Karate team during a golden era of success at world level. Below are a number of …
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Aug 16 2017
Frank Brennan
Karate is about many things but, first and foremost, it is about training. Frank Brennan Frank Brennan can arguably be described as one of the most technically gifted karatekas of his generation. He is one of the few competitors to be equally comfortable in kata or kumite, excelling in both disciplines. As a competitor, he …
- Andy Harris, Andy Sherry, Bob Poynton, Elwyn Hall, English, Frank Brennan, Gary Harford, George Best, Jimmy Brennan, JKA, Keinosuke Enoeda, KUGB, liverpool red triangle, Masahiko Tanaka, Masao Kagawa, Ronnie Christopher, Shoto Cup, Steve Cattle, Terry O'Neill, Tomio Inamura, Tomoyuki Aihara, Toshihiro Mori, WSKA
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Jun 07 2017
Eugene Codrington
- Filed under Competition, General, Kumite, Wado-ryu
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June 7, 2017
In the 1980s Britain was a dominant force in European and World Karate. In the +80 kg (heavyweight) division they have been blessed with some great fighters, such as Geoff Thompson, Vic Charles and Jerome Atkinson. It could be argued that the prototype for all of these fighters was Eugene Codrington. Codrington was one of …
- Billy Higgins, BKA, BKCC, Black Belt Magazine, Bob Poynton, British Karate Association, Codrington Budokan, Dominique Valera, Eugene Codrington, European Wado-ryu Championships, Geoff Thompson, Ishinryu, Jerome Atkinson, John Roel Reeberg, Keinosuke Enodea, KUGB North of England Championships, Liverpool Red Triangle Club, Mike Haig, Otti Roethof, profile, Steve Arneil, Tatsuo Suzuki, Temple Karate Club, Ticky Donovan, Top 10 European Karatemen, Toru Takamizawa, Vic Charles, WUKO World Championships
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Mar 31 2017
Dominique Valera
- Filed under Competition, General, Shotokan
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March 31, 2017
… Contact is the one and only thing that can establish the truth in a combat sport! This does not mean that we have to go back to the Survival Games of old. Mastery is when you touch with control without hurting. Dominique Valera Arguably Europe’s best-known Karate competitor of the 1960s and 1970s, Dominique Valera, a …
- Alain Setrouk, Billy Higgins, Black Belt Magazine, Chojiru Tani, Dominique Valera, European Karate Championships, FNBA, François Sanchez, French Open Championships, Gilbert Gruss, Guy Sauvin, Hiroo Mochizuki, Jacky Gerbet, Jacques Delcourt, Jean Perrin, Jean-Pierre Lavorato, Jean-Robert Baroux, Jeff Smith, Koji Wadsa, Marcel Cerdan, Marcellin Cerdan, masutatsu oyama, Minoru Mochizuki, National Federation of American Boxing, Patrick Baroux, Pedro Rivera, Philippe Ficheux, Ticky Donovan, Yoshinao Nanbu
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