17 April On 17 April 2010, Hidetaka Abe was a part of the United States team selection panel for the Wado Kai Karatedo World Cup. The panel included Yoshiaki Ajari and Sadaharu Kurobane. The panel selected a team to compete in Nagoya, Japan on 14-15 August 2010. 18 April On 18 April 1962, Kyokushin Karate …
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Apr 17 2023
This week in history…(17 April – 23 April)
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April 17, 2023
- 100-Man Kumite, Andy Sherry, BKF, Dean Hodgkin, Eddie Whitcher, Elwyn Hall, Frank Brennan, Gary Harford, Hidetaka Abe, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Hiroshi Shirai, IAKF, JKA, Keinosuke Enoeda, Kenji Midori, Kenneth Funakoshi, Kevin Funakoshi, Kyle Funakoshi, Luis Maria Sanz, Masahiko Tanaka, Masao Kagawa, pauline laville, Rod Butler, Ronnie Cannings, Sadaharu Kurobane, Shokei Matsui, Shoto Cup, Taiji Kase, Tomio Inamura, Tomoyuki Aihara, Yoshiaki Ajari
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Feb 20 2023
This week in history…(20 February – 26 February)
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February 20, 2023
20 February On 20 February 1964, José Manuel Egea Caceres, the oldest of three boys, was born in the Pan Bendito neighbourhood of Madrid, Spain. He is one of the greatest European competitors, being an 8-time World Champion (junior and senior), a 13-time European Champion, a 14-time Spanish Champion, and the winner of numerous open …
- BKF, Brian Fitkin, Eddie Whitcher, Fumio Demura, Henri Plee, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Hiroo Mochizuki, Hitoshi Kasuya, IAKF, JKA Instructors Course, Jose Manuel Egea, Kazuhiro Sawada, Keiji Tomiyama, Keinosuke Enoeda, KUGB, KWF, Malcolm Dorfman, Masahiko Tanaka, rika usami, Rob Williams, Shane Dorfman, ski, Steve Arneil, Steve Cattle, Taiji Kase, Tak Kubota, Tsutomu Ohshima, Vernon Bell, Waseda University, WKF, WKSA, wskf, yoshimi inoue
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Feb 01 2023
Motokuni Sugiura
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February 1, 2023
A great thinker on the essence of Karate and how it should be taught, Motokuni Sugiura dedicated his life to Karate. As an instructor, he focused on developing strong basics. As the second Chief Instructor of the JKA he oversaw a turbulent period in their history. Motokuni Sugiura was born in Aichi, Japan, on 4 …
- Akihito Isaka, Asia University, Gichin Funakoshi, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Hiroshi Shoji, Hitobubashi University, IAKF, Japanese, JKA, keigo abe, Keinosuke Enoeda, Kogakuin University, Masaaki Ueki, Masahiko Tanaka, Masao Kagawa, Masatoshi Nakayama, Matsuno Faction, Mikio Yahara, Minoru Kawawada, Motokuni Sugiura, Nakahara Faction, Nihon University, Nobuyuki Nakahara, Taiji Kase, Taisho University, Tatsuya Naka, Tetsuhiko Asai, The Agriculture and Veterinary School, Tokyo Keizai University, Tomio Imamura, Yasuhiro Nakasone, Yoshiaki Hayashi, yoshiharu osaka, Yoshitaka Funakoshi
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Feb 24 2022
On this day….(February 24)
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February 24, 2022
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 24 February …
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Feb 09 2021
Takeshi Oishi
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February 9, 2021
Everything, in my opinion, is in the training, so there are no tips to give, only quantity of training, in order to automate the techniques, so as not to think, when it will be time for the fight. Takeshi Oishi One of the longest was serving instructors at the JKA, Takeshi Oishi was a formidable …
- Akihito Isaka, Black Belt Magazine, FAJKO, Gichin Funakoshi, Hideo Ochi, Hiroshi Shirai, IAKF, Japanese, JKA, keigo abe, Komazawa University, Masaaki Ueki, Masahiko Tanaka, Masao Kagawa, Masatoshi Nakayama, Mikio Yahara, Motokuni Sugiura, Norihiko Iida, Takeshi Oishi, Toru Yamaguchi, WUKO, yoshiharu osaka, Yoshimasa Takahashi, Yukichi Tabata
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Sep 23 2020
Mas Tsuroka
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September 23, 2020
I have seen the best Karate. All that really matters is what kind of human being you are. Mas Tsuroka Rightly known as the ‘Father of Canadian Karate‘ Mas Tsuroka did a lot to establish Karate in Canada. Many instructors teaching Karate in Canada today, can trace their lineage back to Tsuroka. Masami Tsuroka was …
- Canadian Black Belt Hall of Fame, Chito-ryu, David Tsuroka, Doreen Davies, Gary Alexander, Hidetaka Nishiyama, IAKF, Japanese, John Carnio, Kazumi Tsuroka, Kei Tsuroka, Koji Wada, Mamoru Yamamoto, Mas Tsuroka, Masatoshi Nakayama, Monty Guest, NKA, Quai Wong, Sam Pearson, Shane Higashi, Tsuyoshi Chitose, William Dometrich, WUKO, Zenpo Shimabukuro
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Aug 13 2020
Hideo Ochi
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August 13, 2020
Kime means that the technique is performed at maximum speed and that the entire musculature in the final moment is contracted. If the technique is performed quickly but without kime in the final phase, it can lead to damage to the joint and, for lack of control, to injury to the opponent. This means: without kime, i.e. …
- Andy Sherry, Billy Higgins, DKB, Hideo Ochi, Hidetaka Nishiyama, Hirokazu Kanazawa, IAKF, JKA, Katsunori Tsuyama, Keinosuke Enoeda, Maasaki Ueki, Masahiko Tanaka, Masatoshi Nakayama, Mikio Yahara, Norimasa Hayakawa, Takeshi Oishi, Takushoku University, teruyuki okazaki, Tomie Ochi, Toshihiro Mori, Wolfgang Hagedorn, yoshiharu osaka, Yoshimasa Takahashi, Yukichi Tabata
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Aug 09 2020
Moments in history: The 1975 WUKO World Karate Championships
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August 9, 2020
In 1975 the 2nd edition of the WUKO World Karate Championships took place in Long Beach, California. Over two hundred participants from thirty-five countries took part in the event held at the Queen Mary Hyatt hotel. There were only two events in the tournament, the men’s team kumite and the men’s individual event. The team …
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Aug 09 2020
Bob Poynton
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August 9, 2020
Bob Poynton has been involved in the upper echelons of British Karate as a top competitor, a respected instructor, and one of the top administrators in British Karate. Alongside the likes of Andy Sherry and Terry O’Neill, he was a pioneer of Shotokan Karate in the Liverpool area. A long time member of the Karate …
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Apr 12 2019
Hidetaka Nishiyama
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April 12, 2019
Martial arts philosophy is not based on victory or fighting, but rather on finding a way to avoid violence through having the ability to defend yourself if needed. In Karate, through self-defence techniques we develop the awareness and sensitivity to the person facing us, we learn to feel the danger and go around it. Hidetaka …
- AAKF, Dominique Valera, Frank Smith, Gichin Funakoshi, Hidetaka Nishiyama, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Hiroshi Shirai, IAKF, IAKF World Championships, Isao Obata, ISKF, James Yabe, JKA, John Carnio, Keinosuke Enoeda, Koji Wadsa, Masaru Tokai, Masatoshi Nakayama, Mooria Mochida, Paul White, Randall Hassell, Ray Dalke, Robert Fusaro, SAC, Takashoku University, Takayuki Mikami, teruyuki okazaki, Tony Tulleners
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