Category: Traditional

Feb 03 2023

Ernie Molyneux

Filed under General, Goju-ryu, Traditional
February 3, 2023

I think where we tend to miss out, is that the instructors themselves should have their own students pushing them. Your objective as an instructor is to push your students to a higher level, that’s even better than you are. But you shouldn’t be complacent and think, ‘I don’t have to train’. You should make …

Bakkies Laubscher, BGKA, EGKA, English, Ernie Molyneux, Henrik Larsen, IOGKF, James Rousseau, Kazuo Terauchi, Morio Higaonna, Paul Nolan, Peter Rousseau, Roy Flat, Tetsuji Nakamura, Tetsuo Yamagawa

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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 27 2023

James Rousseau

Filed under General, Goju-ryu, Okinawan, Traditional
January 27, 2023

Alongside Stan Schmidt, Len Barnes, and Hugh Thomas, James Rousseau, was a pioneer of Karate in South Africa. He is largely responsible for establishing Okinawan Goju-Ryu in Europe. A very good teacher, he has been described as making simple things interesting and difficult things seem easy. James McGill Rousseau was born on 4 July 1944 …

Antonio Moreira, BGKA, Blaise Mellise, Craig Nevitt, Dave Thompson, Donn Draeger, EGKA, Gary Weber, Henrieheta Sim, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Hiroshi Shirai, Hugh Thomas, IOGKF, James Rousseau, JKA, John Boyle, Jose Campos, Keinosuke Enoeda, Kevin Nason, Len Barnes, Leonard Sim, Masatoshi Nakayama, Morio Higaonna, Paul Coleman, Paul Stiffle, Peter Rousseau, SAGA, South African, Stan Schmidt, Steve Thomson, Taiji Kase, Teruo Chinen, Tim Cooper

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Jan 25 2023

Yasuhiro Konishi

Filed under Budo, General, Goju-ryu, Okinawan, Shito-Ryu, Shotokan, Traditional
January 25, 2023

Karate aims to build character, improve human behaviour, and cultivate modesty. It does not, however, guarantee it. Yasuhiro Konishi One of the most outstanding, Japanese Karate Masters of the 20th century, Yasuhiro Konishi was already a top kendoka and Jujitsu practitioner when he began learning Karate. He recognised that Karate was a legitimate martial art …

Chojun Miyagi, Choki Motobu, Dai Nippon Butokukai, Gichin Funakoshi, Japanese, JKR, Keio University, Kenwa Mabuni, Kotaro Okano, morihei ueshiba, Roku Takeuchi, Sanzo Matui, Shinyu Kasuya, Sokuro Uehara, Tadaatsu Shindai, Takehiro Konishi, Tsunesigige Arakaki, Uejima Sannosuke, Yasuhiro Konishi

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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 13 2023

Dave Kershaw

Filed under Competition, General, Kata, Kumite, Shotokan, SKIF, Traditional
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 …

Akio Nagai, Charles Hannah, Dave Kershaw, English, Geoff Green, Hirokazu Kanazawa, ISKS, JKA, Konjaku Shin International, shiro asano, ski, SKI (GB), SKIEF

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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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Nov 30 2022

Bakkies Laubscher

Filed under General, Goju-ryu, Traditional
November 30, 2022

You can’t have good Karate without good character. No matter what it looks like on the inside, the flaws will show. Bakkies Laubscher With over six decades in martial arts, Bakkies Laubscher is one of Morio Higaonna’s most senior students. A firm believer in the constant drilling of basic techniques, he has become a renowned …

Bakkies Laubscher, Ernie Molyneux, Henrik Larsen, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Hiroshi Shirai, IOGKF, James Rousseau, JKA, Kazuo Terauchi, Keinosuke Enoeda, Mas Oyama, Morio Higaonna, South African, Stan Schmidt, Stellenbosch University, Taiji Kase, Teruo Chinen, Tetsuo Yamagawa, WUKO

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Nov 25 2022

Don Buck

Filed under Budo, Chito-ryu, General, Kyokushin, Traditional
November 25, 2022

People who learn Karate today should learn the basics better. Don Buck Probably not as well known as he should be, Don Buck was a pioneer of Kyokushin Karate in the United States. Described as a physically strong man, he was one of the first non-Japanese Kyokushin instructors in the world. Donald Buck was born …

AKKO, American, Birney Jarvis, Bobby Lowe, Charles Martin, Daigo Oishi, Don Buck, Don Buck Jr, Duke Moore, Frank Clark, Fred Buck, Hatsuo Royama, IKO, Joko Ninomiya, Katsuaki Sato, Mas Oyama, Pearl Harbor, Shigeru Oyama, Tadashi Nakamura, Takashi Azuma, Toshikazu Sato, Yasuhiko Oyama

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Nov 23 2022

Daigo Oishi

Filed under General, Kumite, Kyokushin, Traditional
November 23, 2022

A lifelong karateka, Daigo Oishi was known for his footwork and his powerfully destructive kicks. Mas Oyama called his kick “Muramasa” after a famous Japanese blade. Daigo Oishi was born on 15 July 1950 in Shizuoka, Japan. While at school Oishi read Oyama’s book “World, Combat Journey“. The book had a profound effect on him. …