8 May On 5 May 1998, Gennaro Talarico won his first senior European gold medal at the 33rd European Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia, where he defeated teammate Salvatore Loria to win the -75 kg Men’s Individual Kumite title. On 8 May 2017, the Islamic Solidarity Games were held in Baku, Azerbaijan. It finished on …
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May 08 2023
This week in history…(8 May – 7 May)
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May 8, 2023
- Andy Sherry, Billy Higgins, BKF, Bob Poynton, bob rhodes, charles naylor, Cyril Cummins, danny bryceland, Frank Brennan, Franklyn Doras, Gennaro Talarico, Gichin Funakoshi, Hamish Adam, Hirokazu Kanazawa, JKA, Keinosuke Enoeda, KUGB, Mas Oyama, Mas Tsuroka, Motokuni Sugiura, Nobuaki Kanazawa, rafael aghayev, Red Triangle Club, René Smaal, Ronnie Christopher, Ronnie Canning, Salvatore Loria, Shigeru Egami, SKGB, Slater Williams, Terry O'Neill, Tetsuji Murakami
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May 01 2023
This week in history…(1 May – 7 May)
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May 1, 2023
1 May On 1 May 1949, the Japan Karate Association(Nippon Karate Kyokai) was formed. Kichinosuke Saigo was the first President of the association, with Isao Obata the first Chairman. On 1 May 1953, Fujikiyo Omura was born Shizuoka, Japan. He began learning Karate at high school in 1970. Known for the speed and dynamism of …
- Alexandre Biamonti, Andy Hug, Andy Sherry, Ansei Ueshiro, Atsuko Wakai, Billy Higgins, BKF, bob rhodes, Brian Fitkin, Chojun Miyagi, Dominique Valera, Eddie Daniels, Eiichi Miyazato, Eugene Codrington, Frank Brennan, Fred Kidd, Fujikiyo Omura, Fusei Kise, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Iain Abernethy, Isao Obata, JKA, Kichinosuke Saigo, Luis Maria Sanz, Mary Stevens, Michael Milon, Mie Nakayama, Morio Higaonna, Patrice Belrhiti, Patricia Duggin, Peter Spanton, rafael aghayev, Ryoichi Onaga, Ryoke Abe, Seikichi Toguchi, Terry Wingrove, Teruo Chinen, Walter Seaton, Wayne Otto, yoshimi inoue, Yoshizo Machida
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Feb 27 2023
This week in history…(27 February – 5 March)
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February 27, 2023
27 February 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 16-year-old he lied about his age, on his application to join the British Karate Federation (BKF). Under Keinosuke Enoeda and the JKA, he …
- Andy Sherry, Billy Higgins, BKF, Bob Poynton, bob rhodes, charles mack, dave hazard, Frank Brennan, Fred Giles, Gichin Funakoshi, Henri Plee, Hirokazu Kanazawa, JKA, JKA Instructors Course, Keinosuke Enoeda, KUGB, Liverpool Red Triangle Club, Masatoshi Nakayama, Terry O'Neill, Terry Wingrove, Tetsuji Murakami, Ticky Donovan, Vernon Bell, Yasutsune Itosu, Yoshihide Funakoshi, Yoshitaka Funakoshi
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Dec 05 2022
This week in history…(5 December – 11 December)
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December 5, 2022
5 December On 5 December 1944, the founder of Ashihara Karate, Hideyuki Ashihara, was born in Hiroshima, Japan. He was a direct student of Kyokushin founder, Mas Oyama. Ashihara was considered a formidable fighter, and by 1966 he was an instructor of Kyokushin Karate at the organisation’s Hombu (headquarters). In 1987 Ashihara started showing the first signs of ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease). His condition gradually worsened and on 24 …
- bob rhodes, Damien Dovey, Dan Ivan, Douglas Brose, Gichin Funakoshi, Hidetaka Nishiyama, Hideyuki Ashihara, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Hosei University, Jillian Toney, JKA, Julliet Toney, Kimio Itoh, Luis Maria Sanz, Mas Oyama, Masatoshi Nakayama, Michael Milon, Richard Kim, rika usami, Ryoke Abe, Sari Laine, Shigeru Egami, Taiji Kase, Takayuki Mikami, Takeshi Shimoda, teruyuki okazaki, Waseda University, Yoshitaka Funakoshi
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Jun 15 2022
Matt Price
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June 15, 2022
I see Karate not as a sport but as an art. Therefore kata and kumite are both needed to become an all-round practitioner of the art. That isn’t to say I have anything against people who view karate as a sport. Matt Price As a competitor, Matt Price was known for his very strong kumite. …
- Aidan Trimble, Alan Campbell, Andy Sherry, Ben Richardson, bob rhodes, Doug James, Elwyn Hall, English, eska, Frank Brennan, George Best, JKA, JKS, Joe Kellaway, Keinosuke Enodea, Keinosuke Enoeda, KUGB, Martial Arts Illustrated, Masao Kagawa, Matt Price, Nick Heald, Paul Newby, Randolph Williams, Red Triangle Club, Richard Amos, Richard Heselton, Ronnie Christopher, Steve Carless, Takahashi Yamaguchi, Teikyo University, Terry O'Neill, Ticky Donovan, Wayne Otto, Willie Thomas, WKF, WSKA, Zoe Price
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May 02 2022
This week in history (2 May – 8 May)
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May 2, 2022
2 May On 2 May 1967, the 2nd European Championships were held at the Crystal Palace, London. Brian Fitkin was selected to be a member of the British team, even though he was a green belt. Britain defeated a powerful French team in the Team Kumite event. During the tournament, the 20-year-old Fitkin defeated a …
- Alexandre Biamonti, Andy Hug, Andy Sherry, Billy Higgins, BKF, bob rhodes, Brian Fitkin, Dominique Valera, Eddie Daniels, Eugene Codrington, Frank Brennan, Fusei Kise, Hirokazu Kanazawa, JKA, KUGB, Luis Maria Sanz, Michael Milon, Patricia Duggin, Peter Spanton, rafael aghayev, Sari Laine, Terry Wingrove, Walter Seaton, Wayne Otto
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Dec 06 2021
This week in history (6 December – 12 December)
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December 6, 2021
7 December On 7 December 1912, Shigeru Egami, an early student of Gichin Funakoshi, was born in Omuta, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. He is considered the one student who followed Funakoshi’s teachings most closely. Egami began his Karate training in 1932 as a student at Waseda University. He was instructed by Funakoshi and his son Yoshitaka. He helped found the university’s Karate club. …
- Antonio Espinos, BKF, bob rhodes, Dan Ivan, Douglas Brose, Gichin Funakoshi, Henri Plee, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Jacques Delcourt, Jacques Rogge, Jillian Toney, JKA, Julliet Toney, Luis Maria Sanz, Masatoshi Nakayama, Michael Milon, Richard Kim, rika usami, Ryoke Abe, Sari Laine, Shigeru Egami, Taiji Kase, Takayuki Mikami, Takeshi Shimoda, teruyuki okazaki, Waseda University, Yoshitaka Funakoshi
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May 10 2021
This week in history (10 May – 16 May)
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May 10, 2021
10 May On 10 May 1957, the founder of Shotokan Karate, Gichin Funakoshi, was laid to rest at the Zen Sho-ji temple in Kakiu. He was cremated and his ashes laid alongside those of his wife. Funakoshi had died on 26 April, in a Tokyo hospital, surrounded by his close family and his student Shigeru …
- Andy Sherry, Antonio Espinos, Billy Higgins, Bob Poynton, bob rhodes, charles naylor, chris adamou, danny bryceland, Frank Brennan, fred gille, Gichin Funakoshi, Hamish Adam, Henri Plee, Hirokazu Kanazawa, IOC, Jacques Delcourt, Keinosuke Enoeda, KUGB, Liverpool Red Triangle Club, Mas Oyama, Mas Tsuroka, Miki Nakamachi, NKA, Ray Dalke, Shigeru Egami, SKGB, Steve Cattle, Taiji Kase, Terry O'Neill, Tetsuji Murakami, Vernon Bell, WKF
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May 03 2021
This week in history (2 May – 9 May)
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May 3, 2021
2 May Between 2 – 4 May 1994, the 29th European Karate Championships were held in Birmingham, England. Englishmen Wayne Otto and Tim Stephens won gold and silver, in their respective Kumite events. Teammates Patricia Duggin and Julliet Toney won bronze medals in their respective kumite events. Sari Laine of Finland, who owns the Guinness …
- Alexandre Biamonti, Andy Hug, Andy Sherry, Billy Higgins, BKF, bob rhodes, Eddie Daniels, Frank Brennan, Fred Kidd, Fusei Kise, Guinness Book of Records, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Islamic Solidarity Games, JKA, Julliet Toney, K-1, KUGB, Luis Maria Sanz, Michael Milon, Oscar Vazquez, Patricia Duggin, rafael aghayev, Sari Laine, Terry Wingrove, Tim Stephens, Walter Seaton, Wayne Otto
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Mar 31 2021
Eddie Daniels
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March 31, 2021
…. Karateka should train as martial artists and take part in sport, not train as sportsmen. The situation will be made worse if ever Karate gets onto the television – generations of kids will come to regard it just as a sport. Eddie Daniels Known for his speed and skill, Eddie Daniels was one of …
- Audun Daniels, Bill Bressaw, Billy Higgins, BKCC, BKF, Bob Aikman, Bob Poynton, bob rhodes, Chojiro Tani, Chris Thompson, Cyril Cummins, Eddie Daniels, ekf, Hamish Adam, Jan Bujac, KSI, Lionel Marinus, Peter Consterdine, Roy Stanhope, Shigeru Kimura, SKF, SKU, Solfrid Daniels, Stan Knighton, Steve Arneil, Steve Cattle, Terry O'Neill, Ticky Donovan, Vernon Bell, Yoshinao Nanbu
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