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Cover Star: Tsuguo Sakumoto

Tsuguo Sakumoto is a three time WKF World Champion in kata and he put the Okinawan family style of Ryuei-ryu Karate on the international map. His dominant performances in winning three consecutive world titles changed the way other competitors performed. The kata Anan has become one of the most performed kata in tournament Karate May …

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This week in history (14 Jan – 20 Jan)

20 January On 20 January 1909 Gōju-ryu legend, Gōgen Yamaguchi, was born. Nicknamed the Cat, he was famed for his feline-like speed and prowess.  Yamaguchi was a direct student of Gōju-ryu Karate founder, Chojun Miyagi. He began training with him in 1929.   ********************************************  On 20 January 1938 Cyril Cummins, a pioneer of Shotokan in Central England, was born.   Cummins began his Karate training in 1964 at the Kyu-Shin-Kan School of Judo Ltd, Located …

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