14 November On 14 November 1889 Shito-Ryu Karate founder, Kenwa Mabuni, was born in Okinawa. Mabuni was one of the first Okinawan masters to teach his style of Karate on the Japanese mainland, eventually settling in Osaka in 1929. He initially trained under Yasutsune Itosu learning Shuri te, He later trained under Kanryo Higaonna learning …
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Nov 14 2022
This week in history…(14 November – 20 November)
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November 14, 2022
- Antonio Diaz, Atsuko Wakai, BKF, Doug Perry, ekf, Elisa Au, FAJKO, Genshin Hironishi, Gichin Funakoshi, Henri Plee, Hidetaka Nishiyama, Jacques Delcourt, JKA, Kanryo Higaonna, Kenshiro Abbe, Kenwa Mabuni, luca valdesi, Mas Tsuroka, masatomo takagi, Mitsusuke Harada, pauline bindra, rafael aghayev, Richard Kim, ryoichi sasakawa, Shigeru Egami, Tsutomu Ohshima, Vernon Bell, WKF, WUKO, Yasutsune Itosu, Yoseikan, Yoshitaka Funakoshi, Yutaka Yaguchi
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Nov 15 2021
This week in history (15 November – 21 November)
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November 15, 2021
15 November On 15 November 1968, Doug Perry was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant. Perry was the first non-Okinawan promoted to 9th Dan within the Okinawan Shorin-Ryu Shorin-Kan Karate Association. He was one of the first group of students to practice Karate in its infancy in the United States. 16 November On 16 November 1928 Mitsusuke Harada …
- AJKA, Antonio Diaz, Atsuko Wakai, BKF, Cecil Hackett, Dario Marchini, Doug Perry, ekf, Elisa Au, FAJKO, Genshin Hironishi, Geoff Thompson, Gichin Funakoshi, Gogen Yamaguchi, Gonzalo Rodriguez, Henri Plee, Hidetaka Nishiyama, Hoang Ngan Nguyen, ISKF, Jacques Delcourt, Jim Collins, JKA, Kentsu Yabu, Leslie Safar, luca valdesi, Mas Oyama, Mas Tsuroka, masatomo takagi, Mie Nakayama, Mitsusuke Harada, Pat McKay, pauline bindra, peter urban, rafael aghayev, Ray Dalke, Richard Kim, Ryochi Sasakawa, Seiji Nishimura, Shigeru Egami, Thomas LaPuppet, Tsuguo Sakumoto, Tsutomu Ohshima, Vernon Bell, WKF, WUKO, Yoseikan, Yoshida Kotaro, Yoshitaka Funakoshi
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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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Nov 16 2020
This week in history (16 November – 22 November)
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November 16, 2020
16 November On 16 November 1928 Mitsusuke Harada was born in Dalian, China, then a part of the Japanese Empire. Harada began his training in 1945, under Genshin Hironishi (a senior student of Gichin Funakoshi), at the original Shotokan dojo in Zoshigaya, Tokyo. He also had the opportunity to be taught by Yoshitaka Funakoshi. In …
- AJKA, Alfie Borg, Antonio Diaz, Atsuko Wakai, BKF, ekf, Elisa Au, FAJKO, Genshin Hironishi, Geoff Thompson, Gogen Yamaguchi, Henri Plee, Hironori Ohtsuka, Hoang Ngan Nguyen, ISKF, Jacques Delcourt, Jerome Atkinson, Jillian Toney, Kentsu Yabu, luca valdesi, Luis Maria Sanz, Mas Oyama, Mie Nakayama, Mitsusuke Harada, Molly Samuel, Pat McKay, rafael aghayev, Ray Dalke, Richard Kim, Ryoke Abe, Seiji Nishimura, Shigeru Egami, Stewart McKinnon, Tsuguo Sakumoto, Tsutomu Ohshima, Vernon Bell, Vic Charles, Waseda University, Wayne Otto, Willie Thomas, WKF, WUKO, Yoseikan, Yoshida Kotaro, Yoshitaka Funakoshi, Yvette Bryan
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Aug 16 2020
Kuniaki Sakagami
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August 16, 2020
To me kata is very important, I know some people ignore or don’t even practice kata, but I do not think this is the right way, because kata teaches you speed, balance, and coordination. Kuniaki Sakagami Known as a top instructor, Kuniaki Sakagami was born in Toyohashi, Japan in 1944. Sakagami began learning Wado–ryu Karate …
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Aug 15 2020
Doug James
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August 15, 2020
I see kata as something for developing the individual and that if that person performs the moves in a certain way and is happy, providing it is within the overall guidelines of the kata I see nothing wrong with some deviation. Doug James Considered one of the cornerstones of British Karate, Doug James has been …
- ABKA, and Abdu Shaher, Barry Tatlow, BKA, BKCA, British Karate-Do Chojinkai Association, Budokan Karate Club, Chojinkai, Chris Denwood, Combat Hall of Fam, Cumbria Open Championship, Cumbria School of Karate, Dave Coulter, Doug James, ekf, EKGB, English Karate Federation, ETKB, Eugene Codrington, FEKO, Fred Kidd, Harrarby Community Centre, Iain Abernethy, Junior Lefevre, Karate World Championships, NAKMAS, Pat McKay, Peter Spanton, Tatsuo Suzuki, Temple Karate Club, Tera Karate Kai, Tera Karate Kai National Championships, Ticky Donovan, Tim Eyrl, Toru Takamizawa, Walter Seaton, WKF, WUKO
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Jul 29 2020
Pauline Laville-Bindra
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July 29, 2020
All I wanted to do was to compete against the men. Pauline Laville-Bindra Pauline Laville-Bindra is a true pioneer in the world of Karate. She was the first woman in Britain to earn a JKA (Japan Karate Association) black belt in Karate and went on to train for over forty years, eventually reaching the rank …
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Nov 18 2019
This week in history (18 November – 24 November)
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November 18, 2019
18 November On 18 November 2004 the 17th World Karate Championships were held at the Monterrey Arena, Monterrey, Mexico. Goju-ryu practitioner Atsuko Wakai from Japan, won her fourth consecutive Word individual kata title. She is one of the most successful tournament competitors, having also won titles at the World Games, Asian Games and All-Japan Karate-do …
- Alfie Borg, Atsuko Wakai, Beverly Morris, Cecil Hackett, Damien Dovey, ekf, Elisa Au, FAJKO, Fumihiro Tanabe, Geoff Thompson, George Kotaka, Gichin Funakoshi, Giuseppe di Domenico, Guusje van Mourik, Henri Plee, Hironori Ohtsuka, Hironori Otsuka, Jacques Delcourt, Jillian Toney, Jim Collins, Junior Lefevre, Kenishiro Abbe, luca valdesi, Luis Maria Sanz, Masafumi Shiomitsu, Masashi Koyama, Mie Nakayama, Mitsusuke Harada, Molly Samuel, Nihon University, Pat McKay, Ryochi Sasakawa, Ryoke Abe, Seiji Nishimura, Setsuko Takagi, Shigeru Egami, Snezana Pantic, Stewart McKinnon, Taiji Kase, Takashi Katada, Toru Arakawa, Vic Charles, Wayne Otto, WKF, World Championships, WUKO, Yoshitaka Funakoshi, Yvette Bryan
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Nov 13 2017
This Week in history (13 November – 19 November)
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November 13, 2017
13 November On 13 November 1943 David ‘Ticky’ Donovan was born, in Loughton, England. He is a highly respected former competitor, coach and founder of the Ishinryu style of karate. Originally a boxer, Donovan got started in Karate in 1965 when he and a friend attended a class run by Tatsuo Suzuki, a practitioner of Wado-Ryu. He …
- Atsuko Wakai, BKF, ekf, Elisa Au, Gichin Funakoshi, Gogen Yamaguchi, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Jacques Delcourt, Jillian Toney, JKA, Julliet Toney, Keinosuke Enodea, luca valdesi, Mitsusuke Harada, Molly Samuels, nippon budokan, peter urban, Richard Kim, Steve Arneil, Tatsuo Suzuki, Ticky Donovan, Tsutomu Ohshima, Vic Charles, Wayne Otto, WUKO, Yoseikan, Yoshitaka Funakoshi
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Mar 14 2017
On this day….(March 14)
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March 14, 2017
On this day, 14th March 1946, Michael Billman, a high ranking karate administrator, was born in the East End of London. At school, Billman had been a keen rugby player having trials with the Saracens Rugby Club. On leaving school he took up amateur boxing. In 1969 he began his karate training at a club run …
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