Tag: Auvo Niiniketo

This week in history…(9 January – 15 January)

9 January On 9 January 2015, Siam Camp 2015 took place at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok. It was the 14th Shotokan Karate gasshuku held in Bangkok. Apart from Fujikiyo Omura, the other JKA instructors teaching were Koichi Sugimura and Tatsuya Naka. 11 January On 11 January 1988, Nicholas Pettas watched his first Karate class and …

Continue reading

Permanent link to this article: http://findingkarate.com/wordpress/this-week-in-history-9-january-15-january/

Sari Laine

An Individual Kumite competitor, Sari Laine is the winner of multiple titles at a National, European, and World level. She appears in the Guinness book of records for winning the most Karate medals. Sari Laine was born on 18 November 1962, in Helsinki, Finland. In 1972 Finland participated in the European Karate Championships for the …

Continue reading

Permanent link to this article: http://findingkarate.com/wordpress/sari-laine/

On this day….(January 13)

On 13 January 2015, four inaugural inductees were inducted into the Finnish Karate Association’s Hall of Fame. The inductees were Kari Kuula, Kai Wikberg, Auvo Niiniketo, and Sari Laine. An Individual Kumite competitor, Sari Laine is the winner of multiple titles at a National, European, and World level. She appears in the Guinness Book of …

Continue reading

Permanent link to this article: http://findingkarate.com/wordpress/on-this-day-january-13/