Feb 26 2018
On 27 February 1948 Terence (Terry) O’Neill, one of the best karateka ever produced in Britain, was born in Liverpool, England. O’Neill began his Karate training in 1963 when as a sixteen year old he lied about his age on his application to join the British Karate Federation (BKF). Under Keinosuke Enoeda and the JKA, he earned …
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Feb 25 2018
Mikio is a legend of Shotokan Karate. He is one of the most dynamic fighters to have come out of the JKA, building a reputation as a fersome fighter. He is a firm believer in the budo aspects of Karate. Below are some of the covers featuring Yahara. 1986 1988 February 1991 June …
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Feb 23 2018
Phenomenal kicker c began learning Wado-ryu Karate under Tetsuo Suzuki in the 1970s. In the 1970s and 1980s he was a full contact fighter, competing internationally for the Amateur Karate Association. in 1980 he founded the TYGA Karate Association. Below are some of the magazine covers featuring Wasniewski. April 1991 August 1992 February 1997 April 1999 July 2002 …
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Feb 21 2018
Teruyuki Okazaki can be described as one of the most technically gifted karate-ka to come from the the Japanese Karate Association (JKA). He is a living textbook on the history and practice of Shotokan Karate. He was one of the first instructors sent by the JKA to the United States to teach Karate. Below are …
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Feb 19 2018
On 20 February 1986 Kata World Champion Rika Usami was born in Tokyo, Japan. A student of Karate master Yoshimi Inoue, Usami won the 2012 WKF World Championship Kata final held in Paris, France. She is known for her grace, strength and speed that mesmerize fans in equal measures. On 21 February 1956 the earliest known letter was written …
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Feb 18 2018
Famed for his intense stare Shotokan master, Tsutomu Ohshima, is one of the last living masters to have trained with Gichin Funakoshi. A graduate of Waseda University, he trained with the legendary Shigeru Egami at the university’s Karate club. In 1957 he founded the first university Karate club in the USA at the California Institute …
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Feb 16 2018
A distant cousin of Shotokan Karate founder, Gichin Funakoshi, Kenneth Funakoshi was a longtime member of the Japan Karate Association (JKA), before leaving to form his own association, the Funakoshi Shotokan Karate Association (FSKA). A top instructor in all forms of Karate, he was inducted into Black Belt Magazine’s Black Belt Hall of Fame in …
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Feb 14 2018
A legendary martial artist, Richard Kim was proficient in several martial arts, including Karate, Kobudo, Aiki-Jujitsu and Pa Kua. Inducted into Black Belt Magazine’s Black Belt Hall of Fame, he was known as a phenomenal teacher. Below are some of the magazine covers featuring Kim. May 1976 April 1984 1993 March 1996
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Feb 12 2018
On 17 February 1947 Nicholas Adamou was born. Adamou began his Karate training, alongside his older brother Chris, in 1964 at the British Karate Federation’s (BKF) London dojo. When the JKA’s Hirokazu Kanazawa began teaching Shotokan for the BKF in 1965. Adamou and his brother become devoted students of Kanazawa alongside Eddie Whitcher, Michael Randall, Mike Peachey, Will …
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Feb 11 2018
Patrick McCarthy is one of the world’s top Karate Historians. A prolific writer, his book “The Bubushi – The Bible of Karate” can be found on the book shelves of many martial artists. Having practiced martial arts since the 1960s he has gained much knowledge of kata, kobudo and kumite. Below are some of the magazine covers …
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