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 …
Category: Kumite
Jul 21 2023
Yasuaki Nagatomo
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July 21, 2023
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Jul 12 2023
Katsuaki Sato
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July 12, 2023
The intent of the Japanese martial art of Karate is not merely to win over others. The process of training is more important than the outcome of the contest. Budo is about facing your own weakness, and about the fight to overcome that weakness. Katsuaki Sato Having incredible flexibility for a big man, Kazuaki Sato …
- Charles Martin, Daigo Oishi, Frank Clark, Hatsuo Royama, Japanese, Joko Ninomiya, Jun Watanabe, Katsuaki Sato, Kazuyuki Hasegawa, Kentaro Onishi, Kishi Noboyuki, Mas Oyama, Miyuki Miura, Noriaki Sato, Shigeru Oyama, Tadashi Nakamura, Takashi Azuma, Terutomo Yamazaki, Toshikazu Sato, Yoshiji Soeno, Youya Nagata, Yukio Nishida, Yuzo Goda
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Jul 07 2023
Terry Daly
- Filed under Competition, General, Kumite, Okinawan, Traditional, Uechi-ryu
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July 7, 2023
I suppose most people will tell you that they take Karate to get fit and learn self-defence. Some juniors take it up because their parents want them to, or because their mates do it. The majority give up because their mates do it. The majority give up because they hate the repetition required perfect technique …
- Andrew Hajithemistou, Bob Campbell, Charles Bailey, Christophe Pinna, Dario Marchini, Eddie Daniels, English, George Mattson, Gerald Ashby, Gerhard Jedliczka, Greg Francis, Hirokuni Yamashiro, Ian Cole, Jamaal Otto, James Thompson, Jim Smith, Ken Smith, luca valdesi, Luis Maria Sanz, Mervyn Etienne, Paul Alderson, Ron Ship, Stephen Hannah, Tayla O'Brien, Terry Daly, Ticky Donovan, Vic Charles, William Thomas, Willie Thomas
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Apr 07 2023
John Taylor
- Filed under Budo, Competition, General, Kumite, Kyokushin, Traditional
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April 7, 2023
It’s been a long journey, but but an enjoyable one John Taylor One of the highest-ranked Karate practitioners in Australia, John Taylor has been at the forefront of Kyokushin development in Australia. He was one of the first uchi-deshi (live-in students) of Mas Oyama. John Taylor was born on 6 June 1941. He emigrated to …
- 100-Man Kumite, 50-Man Kumite, AKKA, Australian, Brian Ellison, Daigo Oishi, Dolph Lundgren, FAKO, Gary Viccars, Grant Radonich, Hatsuo Royama, IKO, IKO-3, Ivan Zavetchanos, John Jarvis, John Taylor, Mas Oyama, Naomi Ali, Paul Harris, Peter Wolfe, South Pacific Kyokushin Organisation, Takeshi Azuma, Teruto Yamaki, Trevor Field, Yoshikazu Matsushima
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Apr 05 2023
Minoru Kawawada
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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Mar 03 2023
Jeff Whybrow
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March 3, 2023
There’s a time to stop, and a time to push Jeff Whybrow A legend of British Kyokushin Karate, Jeff Whybrow was a protege or Steve Arneil. He was one of the faces of British Karate during the 1970s and the 1980s. He was equally comfortable in knockdown tournaments as well as point-fighting competitions. He was …
- Bernard Creaton, Bill Walsh, bkk, Brian Fitkin, Chuck Chism, Darren Stringer, David Pickthall, Dolph Lundgren, English, Felix Ntumazah, Howard Collins, Jeff Whybrow, Joko Ninomiya, Liam Keaveney, Loek Hollander, Nick Da Costa, Richard Von Mansfeldt, Roya Banton, Shigeru Oyama, Shokei Matsui, Steve Arneil, Tadashi Nakamura, WUKO
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Mar 01 2023
Nobuaki Kanazawa
Karate is a life-long journey, you only stop when you die. In my mind, I feel that I’m just beginning – that I’m on still growing and developing. Nobuaki Kanazawa Known for his dynamic style of Karate, Nobuaki Kanazawa continues his father’s legacy. He is the son of one of the greatest Shotokan practitioners, Hirokazu …
- Akio Nagai, Aoyama Gakuin University, Daizo Kanazawa, Fumitoshi Kanazawa, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Hiyori Kanazawa, Japanese, JKA, Koichi Tanaka, Manabu Murakami, Masaru Miura, Nobuaki Kanazawa, Norihiko Iida, Satoru Iwai, Shigeru Sawada, shiro asano, ski, SKIEF, SKIF, Taisho University, Takashoku University, Yasunori Ogura
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Feb 15 2023
Gary Viccars
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February 15, 2023
Known as the ‘Enforcer‘ for his tough fighting style, Gary Viccars has been at the forefront of the development of Kyokushin Karate in Australia. Born in Geelong, Australia, in 1946, Gary Viccars began training in Kyokushin Karate in 1968. Viccars trained at the dojo of Bill Paauw located in Geelong. On 1 July 1969, Viccars …
- 100-Man Kumite, 50-Man Kumite, AKF, AKKA, Australian, Bill Paauw, Brian Ellison, Cameron Quinn, Gary Viccars, Grant Radonich, Hiroshi Masuda, IKO, IKO-2, IKO-3, Jim Phillips, John Taylor, Luke Grgurevic, Mas Oyama, Naomi Ali, Nikola Cujic, Nobuhito Tezuka, Shokei Matsui, Tony Bowden, Trevor Tockar, VKKA, Yoshikazu Matsushima
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Jan 18 2023
David Pickthall
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January 18, 2023
I always welcomed the challenge of competing in non–IFK events as it is important to test yourself against all Kyokushin groups. Politics should not enter the fighting arena. David Pickthall A long-time student and assistant of Steve Arneil, David Pickthall was a top competitor who competed nationally and internationally in both kata and kumite. He …
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Jan 13 2023
Dave Kershaw
- Filed under Competition, General, Kata, Kumite, Shotokan, SKIF, Traditional
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January 13, 2023
There is no short cut to reaching a high-level in Kata, and the frustrating thing is that the higher you get, the more faults you find, but this is the whole essence of Karate, the striving for perfection. It is never reached, but you must keep on trying. Dave Kershaw A longtime student of Shotokan …
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