Dec 27 2017
Tatsuo Suzuki, a student of Wado-ryu founder Hironori Ohtsuka, was instrumental in the spread of Wado-ryu Karate across Europe. Below is a selection of covers featuring the great master. February 1966 April 1977 July 1979 April 1990 November 1990 April 1992 February 1996 December 1999 December 2000 June 2001 June 2005 December 2007
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Dec 25 2017
25 December On 25 December 1938 Goju-ryu Karate master, Morio Higaonna was born in Naha, Okinawa. Higaonna began his his journey into Karate journey by first studying Shorin-ryu Karate. He later changed to Goju-ryu Karate, studying under Ei’ichi Miyazato, the most senior student of Goju-ryu founder Chojun Miyagi. Higaonna was awarded his 1st Dan by Miyazato in 1957. …
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Dec 24 2017
Keinosuke Enoeda, the Shotokan Tiger, is a legendary master of JKA Shotokan Karate. Below are some of the magazine covers he has been featured on. October 1966 March 1967 July 1972 September 1975 1976 May 1978 1979 April 1981 December 1982 March 1983 1983 July 1985 November 1985 June 1990 1990 1993 November …
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Dec 23 2017
Morio Higaonna is one of the foremost masters of Goju-ryu Karate. Beginning his training in 1954 he has been dedicated to the promotion of Goju-ryu around the world. Instantly recognizable, below are a number of the magazine covers on which he has featured. January 1975 January 1978 1985 October 1986 1987 1989 July 1989 …
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Dec 22 2017
Hirokazu Kanazawa is considered by many to be a living legend of Shotokan Karate. This legendary master has featured on the cover of many martial arts magazines across the world. Below are a selection of some these covers. October 1966 December 1966 1969 November 1976 April 1977 February 1982 June 1984 September 1984 …
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Dec 21 2017
Terry O’Neill is an icon of British Karate. A stalwart of the Karate Union of Great Britain (KUGB) he has been practisng Shotokan Karate since the 1960s. As a member of the Red Lion Karate team, the KUGB National Squad and the All-Styles British Karate team, he has won numerous titles in kata and kumite. …
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Dec 20 2017
Fumio Demura is a legend and pioneer of Karate in the United States. He introduced the America to his form of Shito-ryu Karate and Kobudo. Apart form his martial arts he has also appeared in a number of films as an actor and stuntman. Below are a number of magazines featuring this recognizable martial artist. …
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Dec 18 2017
19 December On 19 December 1963 Vernon Bell received a letter from Masatomo Takagi, the general Manager of the Japan Karate Association (JKA), requesting that the British Karate Federation officially act as the authorized representative of the JKA in Britain. Earlier that year Bell had received a letter from Takagi indicating that Tetsuji Murakami (Yoseikan Karate), who …
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Dec 11 2017
12 December On 12 December 1965 Hirokazu Kanazawa held his first grading at the British Karate Federation’s Nottingham dojo. The British Karate Federation had arranged with the Japan Karate Association (JKA) for Kanazawa to reside in the United Kingdom for a year, teaching Shotokan karate. 13 December On 13 December 1947 Tsuguo Sakumoto was born in the Okinawan …
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Dec 04 2017
4 December On 4 December 1965, The Japan Karate Association (JKA) moved their headquarters from Yotsuya, to Koraku, in the Bunkyo-ku district of Tokyo. Yotsuya, located in the Shinjuku district of Tokyo, had been the JKA’s headquarters since 1955. The author C. W. Nicol described what it was like training at the Yotsuya hombu in his book, Moving …
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