Jul 02 2017
On this day, 2 July 2013, Shoei Miyazato, a Kobayashi Shorin-ryu master and early student of Katsuya Miyahira (the successor to Chosin Chibana), died aged 85 years. Although born in Okinawa, Miyazato attended elementary and high school in Osaka, Japan. As it was during the 2nd World War he had to undergo mandatory training in …
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Jun 26 2017
On this day, 26 June 1965, Hirokazu Kanazawa took his first teaching trip to The British Karate Federation’s Dundee dojo. He is there for a week. The Dundee dojo was located at the Dundee United Sporting Club in Coupers Alley, Wellgate. It was run by William McGuire who became a BKF in February 1965.
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Jun 25 2017
On this day, 25 June 1959, the first written correspondence between Vernon Bell and head of Yoseikan Karate, Minoru Mochizuki took place. Mochizuki had first come to France in the early 1950s to conduct a number of training sessions in Judo and Aikido. All correspondence between Mochizuki and Bell had previously gone through Henri Plee. It was through …
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Jun 22 2017
On this day, 22 June 1931, Teruyuki Okazaki, the first official JKA instructor to reside in the United States, was born in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. Okazaki began his Karate training in 1947. His training continued under Masatoshi Nakayama at Takushoku University, as a member of the famed Karate club. Okazaki would go on to become …
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Jun 21 2017
On this day, 21 June 1957, journalist John Greenhaigh wrote perhaps the first ever article on Karate in Britain. The article appeared in the Romford Recorder newspaper. The piece, entitled “…..is Bringing ‘Killer’ Sport to Britain”, starts with the following paragraph: A short, chubby-faced Hornchurch man is to introduce a killer sport to Britain. He is …
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Jun 19 2017
On this day, 19 June 1965, Hirokazu Kanazawa took his first teaching trip to The British Karate Federation’s Blackpool dojo. He is there for a week. The Blackpool Dojo was located at the Revoe dojo and boasted a good membership. During the week Kanazawa conducted his first grading for the BKF, with Jack Green becoming the …
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Jun 18 2017
On this day, 18 June 1976, 22-time European Champion and 6-time World Champion, Luca Valdesi was born in Palermo, Sicily. In 2004 Valdesi became a double world champion, winning both the individual and team titles at the World Championships held in Monterrey, Mexico. He had previously won the Team title in 2000.
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Jun 17 2017
On this day, 17 June 1938, the Chief Instructor for the JKA in Belgium, Satoshi Miyazaki was born in Sagai, Japan. Miyazaki began practicing judo at the age of twelve. He began his Karate practice, aged fifteen, training with a neighbor. Training was tough as was normal for the time and he loved it. On …
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Jun 12 2017
On this day, 12 June 1965, Hirokazu Kanazawa took his first teaching trip outside of London to The British Karate Federation’s (BKF) Liverpool dojo. The trip lasted from the 12th to 19th of June. Kanazawa’s teaching schedule included teaching on the Sunday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. On the weekdays he taught from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. …
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Jun 10 2017
On this day, 10 June 1946, Michael Dewey, the Chief Instructor of Shotokan of England Karate Union (SEKU), was born. Dewey, a boat builder by trade, began his karate training in 1967 at the Portsmouth Karate Club. Dewey, a keen footballer, was introduced to the new art of karate by his girlfriend. On weekends Ray …
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