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 …
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Aug 15 2020
Doug James
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August 15, 2020
- 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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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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