5 June On 5 June 1965, Yutaka Yaguchi, arrived in Los Angeles, to assist Hidetaka Nishiyama at his Los Angeles dojo. James Field, who would go on to become one of the top Shotokan practitioners in the United States, remembered Yaguchi’s arrival. He had been close to quitting Karate at the time. However, when he …
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Jun 05 2023
This week in history…(5 June – 11 June)
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June 5, 2023
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Jun 06 2022
This week in history (6 June – 12 June)
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June 6, 2022
7 June On 7 June 1935 Shotokan master and former Technical Director of the Japan Karate Association (JKA), Tetsuhiko Asai was born in Ehime Prefecture, Japan. As a boy, Asai had trained in Sumo, Judo, and Kendo. He became interested in Karate after seeing a karateka defeat a boxer in a fight. Upon entering Takushoku …
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May 09 2022
This week in history (9 May – 15 May)
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May 9, 2022
9 May Between 9 – 12 May at the 48th European Karate Championships was held in Budapest, Hungry, Rafael Aghayev returned to his winning ways. He defeated Dutchman, René Smaal in the final of the -75 kg kumite event. 10 May On 10 May 1957, the founder of Shotokan Karate, Gichin Funakoshi, was laid to …
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Jun 07 2021
This week in history (7 June – 13 June)
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June 7, 2021
7 June On 7 June 1935 Shotokan master and former Technical Director of the Japan Karate Association (JKA), Tetsuhiko Asai was born in Ehime Prefecture, Japan. As a boy, Asai had trained in Sumo, Judo, and Kendo. He became interested in Karate after seeing a karateka defeat a boxer in a fight. Upon entering Takushoku …
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May 10 2021
This week in history (10 May – 16 May)
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May 10, 2021
10 May On 10 May 1957, the founder of Shotokan Karate, Gichin Funakoshi, was laid to rest at the Zen Sho-ji temple in Kakiu. He was cremated and his ashes laid alongside those of his wife. Funakoshi had died on 26 April, in a Tokyo hospital, surrounded by his close family and his student Shigeru …
- Andy Sherry, Antonio Espinos, Billy Higgins, Bob Poynton, bob rhodes, charles naylor, chris adamou, danny bryceland, Frank Brennan, fred gille, Gichin Funakoshi, Hamish Adam, Henri Plee, Hirokazu Kanazawa, IOC, Jacques Delcourt, Keinosuke Enoeda, KUGB, Liverpool Red Triangle Club, Mas Oyama, Mas Tsuroka, Miki Nakamachi, NKA, Ray Dalke, Shigeru Egami, SKGB, Steve Cattle, Taiji Kase, Terry O'Neill, Tetsuji Murakami, Vernon Bell, WKF
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Aug 05 2020
Andy Sherry
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August 5, 2020
Andy Sherry can arguably be called a pioneer of Shotokan Karate in the United Kingdom. He is currently ranked as a 9th Dan, with over fifty years of training in the style of Shotokan. His passion and dedication epitomize all that is good in Karate. Andrew William Sherry was born on 9 July 1943 in …
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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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May 11 2020
This week in history (11 May – 17 May)
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May 11, 2020
11 May On 11 May 1966, Hirokazu Kanazawa departed the UK for South Africa, much to the dismay of many of his British students. Kanazawa’s contract with the British Karate Federation (BKF) came to an end and was not renewed. He had built a fierce and loyal devotion from his students, especially those from the …
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May 06 2019
This week in history (6 May – 12 May)
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May 6, 2019
6 May On 6 May 1960 Frank Brennan was born. Brennan has arguably been described as one of the most technically gifted karate-ka of his generation. As a competitor, he was equally comfortable in kata or kumite. Totally respected by his opponents, JKA great, Masahiko Tanaka, once said that part of the Japanese team’s training …
- Andy Sherry, Billy Higgins, BKF, Bob Poynton, bob rhodes, charles naylor, chris adamou, danny bryceland, Frank Brennan, fred gille, Gichin Funakoshi, Hirokazu Kanazawa, JKA, Keinosuke Enoeda, KUGB, Liverpool Red Triangle Club, Masahiko Tanaka, Shigeru Egami, Terry O'Neill, Tetsuji Murakami, Vernon Bell
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Dec 24 2018
This week in history (24 December – 30 December)
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December 24, 2018
25 December On 25 December 1938 Goju-ryu Karate master, Morio Higaonna, was born in Naha, Okinawa. Higaonna began his Karate journey by first studying Shorin-ryu Karate. He later changed to Goju-ryu Karate, studying under Ei’ichi Miyazato, the most senior student of Goju-ryu founder Chojun Miyagi. Higaonna was awarded his 1st Dan by Miyazato in 1957. He has gone on …
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