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 …
Tag: IAKF World Championships
Jan 20 2023
Kazuhiro Sawada
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January 20, 2023
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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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Apr 18 2022
This week in history (18 April – 24 April)
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April 18, 2022
18 April On 18 April 1962, Kyokushin Karate legend, Kenji Midori was born in Amami Oshima, Japan, to a wealthy family. Standing at around 5’4″ (1.6 m) in height, Kenji Midori is known as the “Little Giant“. He became the first lightweight competitor to win Kyokushin Karate’s World Tournament, where all his opponents were considerably …
- 100-Man Kumite, Andy Sherry, BKF, Eddie Whitcher, Elwyn Hall, Frank Brennan, Gary Harford, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Hiroshi Shirai, IAKF World Championships, JKA, Keinosuke Enoeda, Kenji Midori, Kenneth Funakoshi, Kyle Funakoshi, Luis Maria Sanz, Masahiko Tanaka, Masao Kagawa, pauline laville, Rod Butler, Shokei Matsui, Shoto Cup, Taiji Kase, Tomio Inamura, Tomoyuki Aihara, Vernon Bell
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Oct 15 2021
John Mullin
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October 15, 2021
A Sensei never stops learning, never stops growing. John Mullin Holding the rank of 8th Dan, John Mullin has been practising Karate for over 60 years. He has had the opportunity to train with many of the top instructors from around the world. John Mullin was born in New York around 1945. His father was …
- American, Ed van Veen, Fred Serricchio, Hidetaka Nishiyama, Hirokazu Kanazawa, IAKF World Championships, JKA, John Mullin, keigo abe, Masahiko Tanaka, Masataka Mori, Masataki Mori, Masatoshi Nakayama, Maynard Miner, Mikio Yahara, Richard Amos, Takayuki Mikami, teruyuki okazaki, Tetsuhiko Asai, WTKO, yoshiharu osaka, Yutaka Yaguchi
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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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Jul 14 2021
Richard Amos
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July 14, 2021
I feel that competition is very healthy and in line with human nature, and as Karate is for one’s entire life, there is time during that life when you should compete. Richard Amos One of only a few foreigners who have passed the JKA Instructors Course, Richard Amos is also one of the few non-Japanese …
- Akihito Isaka, Alan Parrish, Alex Sternberg, Andy Sherry, Billy Higgins, Bob Poynton, Bruce Lee, charles naylor, David Carradine, dot naylor, Ed van Veen, English, Frank Brennan, Fred Serricchio, Gary Mills, Hideo Tomita, Hiroshi Shirai, IAKF World Championships, JKA, keigo abe, Keinosuke Enoeda, KUGB, Masahiko Tanaka, Masao Kawasoe, Masataka Mori, Masatoshi Nakayama, Matsuno Faction, Mikio Yahara, Minoru Kawawada, Nakahara Faction, Richard Amos, Seizo Izumiya, Taiji Kase, Tatsuya Naka, Terry O'Neill, Tetsuhiko Asai, Tomio Imamura, WTKO, yoshiharu osaka
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Mar 09 2021
Fujikiyo Omura
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March 9, 2021
With hard training and of course competitions too, we come close to know how our body and mind responds to different given situations, and we try to make the best out of it, eventually, we have to implement this hard-earned knowledge in our daily life. Fujikiyo Omura Known for the speed and dynamism of his …
- Chutinant Bhirombhakd, Fujikiyo Omura, Hideo Ochi, IAKF World Championships, Japanese, JKA, JKA Instructors Course, Katsunori Tsuyama, Kawawada Minoru, Koichi Sugimura, Malcolm Fisher, Masahiko Tanaka, Masaki Komaki, Masatoshi Nakayama, Mikio Yahara, SKR, Takenori Imura, Takushoku University, Tatsuya Naka, Tomio Imamura, Toshihiro Mori, Yasunori Ogura, yoshiharu osaka, Yuji Hashiguchi
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Aug 08 2020
Yoshiharu Osaka
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August 8, 2020
Sports Karate is so popular but the career span is only 10 to 15 years, you retire by 35 maybe? but traditional Karate is life long, you also practice and benefit in your 70’s, understand body limitations, appreciate the mental aspects, how mind and spirit are together. Lifetime dedication is so important. Yoshiharu Osaka Watching …
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Feb 24 2020
This week in history (24 February – 1 March)
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February 24, 2020
24 February On 24 February 1941, Shotokan master, Masahiko Tanaka, was born in Tokyo, Japan. Known for his great skill in kumite, Tanaka, a long-time member of the JKA, won the 1st and 2nd IAKF World Karate Championships held in Los Angeles and Bremen. He also won the JKA All-Japan Individual kumite on two occasions. On …
- Andy Sherry, Billy Higgins, BKF, Bob Poynton, Brian Fitkin, Frank Brennan, Hideo Ochi, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Hitoshi Kasuya, Hosei University, IAKF World Championships, JKA, Keinosuke Enoeda, KUGB, KWF, Malcolm Dorfman, Masahiko Tanaka, Masatoshi Nakayama, Red Triangle Club, Shane Dorfman, ski, Steve Arneil, Terry O'Neill, Tetsuji Murakami, Vernon Bell, Waseda University, WKF, wskf
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Sep 23 2019
This week in history (23 September – 29 September)
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September 23, 2019
24 September On 24 September 2004 noted martial artist Teruo Hayashi died from lung cancer in Osaka, Japan. Described as one of the last great Japanese Budo masters, Hayashi is the founder of the Hayashi-Ha branch of Shito-ryu Karate. He trained under some of the greats of Japanese and Okinawan Karate, including Seiko Higa, Kenko …
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