17 April On 17 April 2010, Hidetaka Abe was a part of the United States team selection panel for the Wado Kai Karatedo World Cup. The panel included Yoshiaki Ajari and Sadaharu Kurobane. The panel selected a team to compete in Nagoya, Japan on 14-15 August 2010. 18 April On 18 April 1962, Kyokushin Karate …
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Apr 17 2023
This week in history…(17 April – 23 April)
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April 17, 2023
- 100-Man Kumite, Andy Sherry, BKF, Dean Hodgkin, Eddie Whitcher, Elwyn Hall, Frank Brennan, Gary Harford, Hidetaka Abe, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Hiroshi Shirai, IAKF, JKA, Keinosuke Enoeda, Kenji Midori, Kenneth Funakoshi, Kevin Funakoshi, Kyle Funakoshi, Luis Maria Sanz, Masahiko Tanaka, Masao Kagawa, pauline laville, Rod Butler, Ronnie Cannings, Sadaharu Kurobane, Shokei Matsui, Shoto Cup, Taiji Kase, Tomio Inamura, Tomoyuki Aihara, Yoshiaki Ajari
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Jan 04 2023
Tomio Imamura
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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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Apr 19 2021
This week in history (19 April – 25 April)
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April 19, 2021
20 April On 20th April 1960, Luis Maria Sanz was born in Valladolid, Spain. Described as “the last link between traditional and competitive Karate“, Luis Maria Sanz holds a notable place in Karate, being the first non-Japanese man and the first Shotokan karateka to become WKF World champion, in 1992. On 20 April 1965, a …
- Andy Sherry, BKF, Chojun Miyagi, Dean Hodgkin, Eddie Whitcher, Elwyn Hall, Frank Brennan, Gary Harford, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Hiroshi Shirai, JKA, Keinosuke Enoeda, Luis Maria Sanz, Masahiko Tanaka, Masao Kagawa, pauline laville, Rod Butler, Ronnie Canning, Taiji Kase, Tomio Inamura, Tomoyuki Aihara., Vernon Bell, WKF
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Aug 14 2020
Elwyn Hall
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August 14, 2020
There are obviously some absolutely fantastic Sensei around and some really fantastic karateka around. However, I do not think especially in this day and age of so much choice with regards to the proliferation of Martial Arts, and a propensity towards activities that deliver a quick fix, that the natural temptation is to meet the …
- Billy Higgins, Champion of the Future, dave hazard, Dean Hodgkin, Elwyn Hall, Frank Brennan, Gary Harford, George Best, Ian Roberts, Jim Patterson, Keinosuke Enoeda, KUGB National Champions, Masao Kawasoe, Randy Williams, Ray Fuller, Ronnie Christopher, Ronnie Canning, Steve Cattle, Terry O'Neill, Ticky Donovan, Val Patterson
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Aug 09 2020
Keinosuke Enoeda
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August 9, 2020
Now we have ‘Sport Karate‘ which I understand is to help maintain the interest in Karate. Traditional Karate-do is a ‘martial art’ which requires both physical and mental training for the whole mind and body. There are many benefits which can be gained with practice, by both young and old throughout your whole life. If …
- Andy Sherry, BKF, Bob Poynton, Budokwai, charles mack, charles naylor, dave hazard, Dean Hodgkin, East University Karate Championships, Elwyn Hall, Frank Brennan, Frank Smith, Gary Harford, Gichin Funakoshi, Gogen Yamaguchi, Hideo Tomita, Hidetaka Nishiyama, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Hironori Otsuka, Hiroshi Shirai, Hiroshi Shoji, JKA, John Chisholm, keigo abe, Keinosuke Enoeda, Kinhide Takechi, KUGB, Maasaki Ueki, Masao Kawasoe, Masatoshi Nakayama, Norihiko Iida, pauline bindra, Ronnie Canning, Sadashige Kato, Satoshi Miyazaki, Stan Schmidt, Taiji Kase, Takushoku University, Terry O'Neill, teruyuki okazaki, Tetsuhiko Asai, Vernon Bell, Yoshinobu Ohta
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Apr 20 2020
This week in history (20 Apr – 26 Apr)
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April 20, 2020
20 April On 20 April 1960, Luis Maria Sanz was born in Vallodolid, Spain. He has been described as “the last link between traditional and competitive Karate“. Luis Maria Sanz holds a notable place in competitive Karate, being the first non-Japanese man and the first Shotokan karateka to become WKF World champion in 1992. On …
- Andy Sherry, Artur Hovhannisyan, BKF, Chojun Miyagi, Dean Hodgkin, Eddie Whitcher, Elwyn Hall, Francisco Filho, Frank Brennan, FSKA, Gary Harford, Gichin Funakoshi, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Hiroshi Shirai, JKA, Keinosuke Enoeda, Kenneth Funakoshi, Kyle Funakoshi, Luis Maria Sanz, Mas Oyama, pauline laville, Rod Butler, Ronnie Cannings, Shigeru Egami, Shokei Matsui, Taiji Kase, Tariel Nikoleishvili, Vernon Bell
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Oct 16 2019
Moments in history: The 1990 World Shotokan Championships
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October 16, 2019
In 1972 at the WUKO World Championships, the Japanese team, containing many members of the JKA walked out of the tournament. They were unhappy at some of the officiating against their competitors. As a result of the walkout, Japanese officials and competitors were sanctioned by the World Union of Karatedo Organisations (WUKO) and the Federation …
- Andy Sherry, Dean Hodgkin, Elwyn Hall, FAJKO, Frank Brennan, Gary Harford, George Best, Hirokazu Kanazawa, JKA, Maiko Asano, Masahiko Tanaka, Masao Kagawa, Masatoshi Nakayama, Norihiko Iida, Ronnie Christopher, Ted Hedlund, Tomoyuki Aihara, WUKO, Yoko Nakamura, Yuki Hasama, Yuki Mimura, Yukichi Tabata
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Apr 15 2019
This week in history (15 April – 21 April)
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April 15, 2019
15 April On 15 April 1987 Shotokan Karate legend, Masatoshi Nakayama, died in Tokyo, Japan aged 74 years. Nakayama guided the JKA through its difficult early days and through his hard work made it into one of the biggest and most respected Shotokan associations in the world. Many of the students trained by Nakayama describe …
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