Category: JKA

Oct 31 2023

James Yabe

Filed under General, JKA, Shotokan, Traditional
October 31, 2023

Teachers, young and old, are like all other students of the art. If they miss practice, their level and knowledge goes down. The one, and only way to keep up their knowledge, skill and physical condition is through lots of consistent workouts. James Yabe Among the first of Hidetaka Nishiyama’s students in the United States, …

AAKF, American, ASKA, Dan Ivan, Don Buck, Edward Shinfuku, Frank Smith, Gene Takahashi, George Murakami, George Takahashi, Gichin Funakoshi, Greer Golden, Hidetaka Nishiyama, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Hiroshi Shirai, Hiroyasu Fujishima, James Yabe, Japanese, JKA, John Gehlsen, Jon Evans, Jules Paulin, Keinosuke Enoeda, Kenneth Funakoshi, Manzo Iwata, Masataka Mori, Masatoshi Nakayama, Randall Hassell, Ray Dalke, SAC, Takaji Ogata, Takashi Aoki, Takayuki Mikami, teruyuki okazaki, Tetsuhiko Asai, Tsutomu Ohshima, UCLA, WUKO

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Oct 25 2023

Manabu Murakami

Filed under General, JKA, Shotokan, SKIF, Traditional
October 25, 2023

Technically, maybe ten repetitions of a technique is enough. But Karate training is not just physical. We have spirit as well, and this must be trained too. Repetition training will make you strong physically, but will also make a strong spirit. Therefore, it is important. Manabu Murakami Alongside Tatsuya Naka, Nobuaki Kanazawa, and Tetsuji Nakamura, …

Hirokazu Kanazawa, Hitoshi Kasuya, Japanese, JKA, Katsunori Tsuyama, Koichi Tanaka, Manabu Murakami, Minoru Miyata, Nobuaki Kanazawa, Satoru Iwai, Shigeru Sawada, Shinji Tanaka, SKIF, Takaki Maruo, Takushoku University, Tatsuya Naka, Tetsuji Nakamura

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Oct 07 2023

Ken Wittstock

Filed under General, JKA, Kumite, Shotokan, Traditional
October 7, 2023

Whoever stops loses. Ken Wittstock Part of the first generation of Karate practitioners in South Africa, Ken Wittstock is considered one of the founding fathers of South African Karate. Kenneth Lawrence Wittstock was born on 21 August 1941, in Johannesburg, South Africa, to parents Alfred and Eliza Wittstock. He was the youngest of six children, …

Akihito Isaka, Dave Friend, Eddie Dorey, Hideo Ochi, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Hiroshi Shirai, JKA, Keinosuke Enoeda, Ken Wittstock, Luis Tasuke Watanabe, Masahiko Tanaka, Masatoshi Nakayama, Norman Robinson, Robert Ferrier, South Africam, Stan Schmidt, Taiji Kase, Takeshi Oishi, Toru Yamaguchi, yoshiharu osaka

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Jul 21 2023

Yasuaki Nagatomo

Filed under Competition, General, JKA, Kumite, Shotokan, Traditional
July 21, 2023

To truly learn Karate, I believe students need to focus on three things: How to see, when to see, what to see. If they don’t know how to see, they can never learn. If they don’t know when to see, they miss the timing; they never can learn. If they know how to see and …

American, Emily Nagatomo, ISKF, Japanese, JKA, Koichiro Okuma, Kumamoto University, Masaaki Ueki, Masahiko Tanaka, Shigeru Takashina, Shojiro Koyama, Yasuaki Nagatomo, yoshiharu osaka, Yutaka Yaguchi

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Apr 05 2023

Minoru Kawawada

Filed under General, JKA, Kata, Kumite, Shotokan, Traditional
April 5, 2023

Karate is for your whole life, so your Karate must evolve to match who you are today. Minoru Kawawada Although he may not be as well known as some other JKA masters, Minoru Kawawada was a longtime instructor at the JKA Hombu. For many years he went about his task of teaching excellent Karate to …

Akihito Isaka, Dan Cook, Fujikiyo Omura, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Hoitsugan dojo, James Field, James Yabe, JKA, JKA Instructors Course, Jon Keeling, Katsutoshi Shiina, Kazuhiro Sawada, keigo abe, Keisuke Nemoto, Kousaku Yokota, Mai Shiina, Masaaki Ueki, Masaaki Yokomichi, Masahiko Tanaka, Masaki Komaki, Masao Kagawa, Masatoshi Nakayama, Mikio Yahara, Minoru Kawawada, Naonosuke Otsu, Richard Amos, Takenori Imura, Takeshi Oishi, Takushoku University, Tatsuya Naka, teruyuki okazaki, Tetsuhiko Asai, Tomio Imamura, Tomoyuki Aihara, Toshiro Mori, Vincent Cruz, Yasunori Ogura, yoshiharu osaka, Yoshinobu Ohta, Yuji Hashiguchi, Yusuke Inokoshi

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Feb 08 2023

Daniel Lautier

Filed under General, JKA, Shotokan, Traditional
February 8, 2023

In every lesson, the three basic elements should be covered: Kihon– Kata–Kumite. It is wrong only to focus on fighting, but whatever technique you perform you must always imagine your opponent and that is very hard to do for some people. It comes with age and experience. Daniel Lautier A believer in discipline and hard …

Daniel Lautier, Denis Douarre, French, FSKA, Gichin Funakoshi, Herve Delage, Hiroshi Shoji, JKA, Kazuhiro Sawada, Masaaki Ueki, Masatoshi Nakayama, Matsuno Faction, Motokuni Sugiura, Motokuni Suigiura, Nakahara Faction, Satoshi Miyazaki, Shigeru Takashina, Taiji Kase, Tatsuya Naka, Tetsuhiko Asai, Yoshinobu Ohta, Yukio Mishima, Yutaro Ogane

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Feb 01 2023

Motokuni Sugiura

Filed under General, JKA, Shotokan, Traditional
February 1, 2023

A great thinker on the essence of Karate and how it should be taught, Motokuni Sugiura dedicated his life to Karate. As an instructor, he focused on developing strong basics. As the second Chief Instructor of the JKA he oversaw a turbulent period in their history. Motokuni Sugiura was born in Aichi, Japan, on 4 …

Akihito Isaka, Asia University, Gichin Funakoshi, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Hiroshi Shoji, Hitobubashi University, IAKF, Japanese, JKA, keigo abe, Keinosuke Enoeda, Kogakuin University, Masaaki Ueki, Masahiko Tanaka, Masao Kagawa, Masatoshi Nakayama, Matsuno Faction, Mikio Yahara, Minoru Kawawada, Motokuni Sugiura, Nakahara Faction, Nihon University, Nobuyuki Nakahara, Taiji Kase, Taisho University, Tatsuya Naka, Tetsuhiko Asai, The Agriculture and Veterinary School, Tokyo Keizai University, Tomio Imamura, Yasuhiro Nakasone, Yoshiaki Hayashi, yoshiharu osaka, Yoshitaka Funakoshi

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Jan 20 2023

Kazuhiro Sawada

Filed under General, JKA, Shotokan, Traditional
January 20, 2023

A true karateka must exercise, self-control, be non-aggressive, and avoid confrontation. Kazuhiro Sawada A longtime member of the JKA (Japanese Karate Association), Kazuhiro Sawada has been at the forefront of helping to establish Shotokan Karate in Belgium. Like many of the JKA Masters of his generation, he is very technical. Kazuhiro Sawada was born on …

BAKF, Bruno Lorefice, Brussels University, Dirk Heene, Hideo Tomita, Hirokazu Kanazawa, IAKF World Championships, Japanese, JKA, Joko Ibata, Kazuhiro Sawada, Masahiko Tanaka, Masataka Mori, Masatoshi Nakayama, Motokuni Sugiura, Norihiko Iida, Norimasa Hayakawa, Satoshi Miyazaki, Sergio Gneo, Taiji Kase, Taisho University, Tatsuya Naka, Yasunori Ogura, yoshiharu osaka, Yoshinobu Ohta

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Jan 04 2023

Tomio Imamura

Filed under Competition, General, JKA, Kumite, Shotokan, Traditional
January 4, 2023

First be taught; learning comes later; Tomio Imarura Known for his quiet demeanour, Tomio Imamura has been described as a “brilliant technician“, known for his exceptional kumite. A two-time world champion, he is one of the best fighters of his generation. Tomio Imamura was born on 7 October 1958, in Kagoshima, Japan. Imamura attended Takushoku …

Akihito Isaka, Andy Sherry, Dean Hodgkin, Elwyn Hall, Frank Brennan, Fujikiyo Omura, Gary Harford, George Best, Hideo Tomita, Hideo Yamamoto, Japanese, JKA, JKA Instructors Course, Katsutoshi Shiina, keigo abe, Keinosuke Enoeda, Keisuke Nemoto, Kunio Kobayashi, Marco Barone, Masaaki Ueki, Masaaki Yokomichi, Masahiko Tanaka, Masao Kagawa, Masataka Mori, Masatoshi Nakayama, Matsuno Faction, Mikio Yahara, Minoru Kawawada, Motokuni Sugiura, Nakahara Faction, Ronnie Canning, Shoto Cup, Takushoku University, Tatsuya Naka, Tetsuhiko Asai, Tomio Imamura, Tomoyuki Aihara, Yasunori Ogura, yoshiharu osaka, Yoshinobu Ohta, Yuji Hashiguchi

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Jul 20 2022

Shunsuke Takahashi

Filed under General, JKA, Shotokan, Traditional
July 20, 2022

There is no such thing as retirement in martial arts. If you decide to pursue martial arts, you wear your gi until you die! Shunsuke Takahashi A graduate of the JKA instructors course, Shunsuke Takahashi, has had a big influence on Shotokan Karate in Australia and New Zealand. A tough instructor, he dedicated many years …