23 January On 23 January 1949, Henri Plee was graded to his Judo 1st Dan under Mikinosuke Kawaishi. Plee became the 16th Judoka to attain this rank in France. On 23 January 1973, Nicholas Pettas was born on the island of Mykonos, Greece. Sometimes known as the ‘Blue-eyed Samurai‘, Nicholas Pettas was one of Mas …
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Jan 23 2023
This week in history…(23 January – 29 January)
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January 23, 2023
- BKF, Daigo Oishi, Dirk Heene, Eddie Daniels, Gichin Funakoshi, Henri Plee, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Hiroki Kurosawa, Hironori Ohtsuka, Jim Alcheik, JKA, Jurgen Seydel, KUGB, Mas Oyama, masatomo takagi, Mikinosuke Kawaishi, Nicholas Pettas, Raymond Fuller, Taiji Kase, Tetsuji Murakami, Thames Karate, Vernon Bell
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Jan 20 2023
Kazuhiro Sawada
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January 20, 2023
A true karateka must exercise, self-control, be non-aggressive, and avoid confrontation. Kazuhiro Sawada A longtime member of the JKA (Japanese Karate Association), Kazuhiro Sawada has been at the forefront of helping to establish Shotokan Karate in Belgium. Like many of the JKA Masters of his generation, he is very technical. Kazuhiro Sawada was born on …
- BAKF, Bruno Lorefice, Brussels University, Dirk Heene, Hideo Tomita, Hirokazu Kanazawa, IAKF World Championships, Japanese, JKA, Joko Ibata, Kazuhiro Sawada, Masahiko Tanaka, Masataka Mori, Masatoshi Nakayama, Motokuni Sugiura, Norihiko Iida, Norimasa Hayakawa, Satoshi Miyazaki, Sergio Gneo, Taiji Kase, Taisho University, Tatsuya Naka, Yasunori Ogura, yoshiharu osaka, Yoshinobu Ohta
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May 18 2022
Sergio Gneo
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May 18, 2022
I find it fascinating to get things out of people that they didn’t suspect they had in them. With Karate you put the whole body in position, you have to use every muscle. Some people discover their body for the first time here in the dojo, and what it can do. I no longer hammer …
- BAKF, Bruno Lorefice, Dirk De Mitts, Dirk Heene, Hiroshi Shirai, IAKF World Championships, Jacques Van Lerberghe, JKA, JKA Shihankai, Kazuhiro Sawada, Keinosuke Enoeda, Masaaki Ueki, Masahiko Tanaka, Philippe Wattieaux, Raymond Honoré, Satoshi Miyazaki, Sergio Gneo, Taiji Kase, WUKO World Championships, Yasunori Ogura, yoshiharu osaka, Yutaro Ogane
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Aug 27 2021
Dirk Heene
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August 27, 2021
The road to perfection cannot be travelled in one lifetime. Dirk Heene A long-time student of Shotokan’s, Taiji Kase, Dirk Heene has done a lot to promote the teachings of Kase. Dirk Heene was born on 24 January 1948, in Aalst, East Flanders Province of Belgium. His father was a mining engineer. When he was …
- BAKF, Belgium, BKSA, Bruno Lorefice, Dirk Heene, ESA, Henri Plee, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Hiroshi Shirai, Hiroshi Shoji, IAKF World Championships, Jim Martin, JKA, Kazuhiro Sawada, Keinosuke Enoeda, KSKA, KUGB, Leo Aarts, Pascal LeCourt, Pascal Petrella, Satoshi Miyazaki, Sergio Gneo, Steve Cattle, Taiji Kase, Velibor Dimitrijevic, WKSA
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Aug 12 2020
Satoshi Miyazaki
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August 12, 2020
An enormous discipline was required and our exercises were always based on the kihon. Satoshi Miyazaki Many people outside of the JKA may not have heard of Satoshi Miyazaki. A contemporary of JKA legends such as Keinosuke Enoeda, Hideo Ochi and Maasaki Ueki, he was known for his strong Karate, especially for his murderous kicks. As head of …
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