27 December On 27 December 1975, the film, ‘Karate Bearfighter‘ was released in Japan, as part of a trilogy of films based on the life of Mas Oyama. Sonny Chiba played the role of his teacher, Mas Oyama. The first film in the trilogy, ‘Karate Bullfighter‘ was released on 9 August 1975 in Japan. The …
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Dec 26 2022
This week in history…(26 December – 1 January)
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December 26, 2022
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Nov 28 2022
This week in history…(28 November – 4 December)
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November 28, 2022
28 November On 28 November 1934 Frank Cope, a pioneer of British Shotokan Karate, was born in Liverpool. A long-time member of the KUGB (Karate Union of Great Britain) he would become one of the first Karate black belts in Britain. On 28 November 2009, the 9th Open Weight Kyokushin Championships were held in Paris. There were 166 …
- Andy Sherry, Choki Motobu, Chotoku Kyan, CW Nichol, Donn Draeger, Eiichi Miyazato, Frank Cope, Gichin Funakoshi, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Hiroshi Shirai, IKO, Jacques Legree, JKA, Katsuhito Gorai, Keinosuke Enoeda, KUGB, Loek Hollander, Malcolm Dorfman, Masaji Taira, masatomo takagi, Masatoshi Nakayama, Satoshi Miyazaki, Shokei Matsui, Shoshine Nagamine, Stanislav Blizniuk, Taiji Kase, Ted Hedlund, WSKA
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Dec 27 2021
This week in history (27 December – 2 January)
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December 27, 2021
27 December On 27 December 1975, the film, ‘Karate Bearfighter‘ was released in Japan, as part of a trilogy of films based on the life of Mas Oyama. Sonny Chiba played the role of his teacher, Mas Oyama. The first film in the trilogy, ‘Karate Bullfighter‘ was released on 9 August 1975 in Japan. The …
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Nov 22 2021
This week in history (22 November – 28 November)
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November 22, 2021
22 November On 22 November 1984, the second day of the 1992 World Championships took place in Maastricht, Netherlands. For the first time in the championship’s history, Britain topped the medal table, winning a total of eight medals (four golds, one silver and three bronzes) ahead of Japan. Britain’s main successes came in the kumite …
- Aidan Trimble, Alexandra Recchia, Allesandro Gardinali, Atsuko Wakai, Azdin Rghioui, Beverly Morris, Cecil Hackett, Damien Dovey, Dario Marchini, Elisa Au, Emilie Thouy, Frank Cope, Fumihiro Tanabe, Geoff Thompson, George Kotaka, Gichin Fuankoshi, Guusje van Mourik, Henri Plee, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Hironori Ohtsuka, Ibrahim Gary, ITKF, Jacques Legree, Jerome Atkinson, Jim Collins, Joy Cujic, Junior Lefevre, kanban uechi, kanyei uechi, Kenji Grillon, Kenji Midori, KUGB, Lolita Dona, Lucie Ignace, Luis Maria Sanz, Masafumi Shiomitsu, Masashi Koyama, Mathieu Cossou, Mie Nakayama, Mitsusuke Harada, Molly Samuel, Nadege Ait-Ibrahim, Nadir Benaissa, Nihon University, Pasquell Acri, Pat McKay, rafael aghayev, rika usami, Ryoke Abe, Setsuko Takagi, Shokei Matsui, ski, Snezana Pantic, Suzuko Okamura, Tadahiko Ohtsuka, Taiji Kase, Takashi Katada, Tiffany Fanjat, Tokey Hill, Toru Arakawa, Tsuguo Sakumoto, Vic Charles, Wayne Otto, Yoshitaka Funakoshi, Yvette Bryan
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Dec 28 2020
This week in history (28 December – 3 January)
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December 28, 2020
29 December On 29th December 2016 Frank Cope died aged 82 following a bout of illness. In many ways, Cope was ahead of his time practising things that would not gain major popularity for many years. He was also considered a great teacher, being able to identify a student’s weakness and provide a way for …
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Nov 23 2020
This week in history (23 November – 29 November)
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November 23, 2020
23 November On 23 November 1963, Shotokai master, Mitsusuke Harada gave a Karate demonstration at the Royal Albert Hall, during the National Judo Championships. Judo great, Kenishiro Abbe’s organisation, the British Budo Council, had invited Harada. On 23 November 1986, the third day of the 8th WUKO World Karate Championships took place in Sydney, Australia. …
- 100-Man Kumite, Antonio Diaz, Atsuko Wakai, Billy Blanks, CW Nichol, Damien Dovey, David Coulter, Donn Draegar, Frank Cope, Fumihiro Tanabe, Geoff Thompson, George Kotaka, Gichin Funakoshi, Guusje van Mourik, Henri Plee, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Hironori Ohtsuka, Junior Lefevre, kanban uechi, kanyei uechi, Luigi Busa, Masafumi Shiomitsu, Masatoshi Nakayama, Mie Nakayama, Mitsusuke Harada, Molly Samuel, Nihon University, Pat McKay, rafael aghayev, rika usami, Snezana Pantic, Suzuko Okamura, Tadahiko Ohtsuka, Taiji Kase, Takashi Katada, Takuma Kouketsu, Tokey Hill, Toru Arakawa, Tsuguo Sakumoto, Vic Charles, WUKO, yoshimi inoue, Yoshitaka Funakoshi
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Jul 28 2020
Frank Cope
The way I judge people’s Karate and standard; the first thing I would look for is their ‘footwork‘, which obviously ties in with their ‘stances’. If their footwork and their stances are good, then I feel that they have been well taught and trained. Good stances and footwork produce good Karate, in my opinion. Frank Cope …
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Apr 27 2020
This week in history (27 Apr – 3 May)
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April 27, 2020
27 April On 27 April 1928 Tatsuo Suzuki, a master of Wado-ryū Karate, was born in Yokohama, Japan. Suzuki began training under Wado-ryū Karate founder, Hironori Ohtsuka, while still a teenager. In 1956 Ohtsuka dispatched Suzuki to spread the style of Wado-ryū around the world. On 27 April 1965, a JKA group of instructors consisting …
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Dec 23 2019
This week in history (23 December – 29 December)
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December 23, 2019
23 December On 23 December 1911 Kenko Nakaima was born. He was the grandson of Norisato Nakaima, founder of the Okinawan family karate style, Ryuei-Ryu. Kenko Nakaima, the third headmaster of the style, is credited with opening it to non-family members. One of his top students was Tsuguo Sakumoto, a three-time WKF Kata World Champion. …
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Nov 25 2019
This week in history (25 November – 1 December)
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November 25, 2019
25 November On 25 November 1948 the founder of the Okinawan Karate style Uechi-ryu, Kanbun Uechi, died aged 71. Born into a family of farmers, in 1897 Uechi fled his native Okinawa to avoid conscription into the Japanese army. He travelled to Fuzhou (Fuchou) in the Fukien Province of China. Looking to learn martial arts, …
- Aidan Trimble, Alexandra Recchia, Andy Sherry, Antonio Diaz, Atsuko Wakai, Azdin Rghioui, Billy Blanks, Chojun Miyagi, CW Nichol, David Coulter, Donn Draegar, Ei'ichi Miyazato, Emilie Thouy, Frank Cope, Gichin Funakoshi, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Hiroshi Shirai, Ibrahim Gary, kanban uechi, kanyei uechi, Keinosuke Enoeda, Kenji Grillon, KUGB, Logan Da Costa, Lolita Dona, Lucie Ignace, Luigi Busa, Malcolm Dorfman, Maria Victoria Moreno, Marina Sasso, Masaji Taira, Masatomi Takagi, Masatoshi Nakayama, Mathieu Cossou, Mie Nakayama, Nadege Ait-Ibrahim, Nadir Benaissa, rafael aghayev, rika usami, Salim Bendiab, Satoshi Miyazaki, SKGB, ski, Sosui Ichikawa, Suzuko Okamura, Tadahiko Ohtsuka, Ted Hedlund, Tiffany Fanjat, Tokey Hill, World Shotokan Karate Association, WSKA, yoshimi inoue
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