18 September On 18 September 2018, Peter Chong, a long-time practitioner of Kyokushin Karate, resigned from IKO. He wanted to return to the ideals of Kyokushin Karate, as taught by Mas Oyama. A week after leaving that IKO he established the International Karate Alliance Kyokushinryu. Chong was named Chairman, with Ryuko Take being named Vice-Chairman. …
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Sep 18 2023
This week in history…(18 September – 24 September)
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September 18, 2023
- Cathy Cline, Christina Restelli, Christophe Pinna, Dario Marchini, Hironori Ohtsuka, IKO, ISKF, James Field, JKF, Karin Prinsloo, Keinosuke Enoeda, Kenko Nakaima, Koji Takamatsu, Kosei Kuniba, KUGB, Mas Oyama, Peter Chong, Ronnie Christopher, Seiko Higa, Sergio Takamatsu, Shoto Cup, Tak Kubota, teruo hayashi, Terutomo Yamazaki, teruyuki okazaki, Tomiko Mitsuoka, Yutaka Yaguchi
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Jul 21 2023
Yasuaki Nagatomo
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July 21, 2023
To truly learn Karate, I believe students need to focus on three things: How to see, when to see, what to see. If they don’t know how to see, they can never learn. If they don’t know when to see, they miss the timing; they never can learn. If they know how to see and …
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May 15 2023
This week in history…(15 May – 21 May)
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May 15, 2023
15 May On 15 May 1947, Steve Cattle was born. Until his untimely death, aged only 47, he was one of the longest-practising Shotokan practitioners in Britain. He was also a keen historian of Karate. Cattle began his Karate training in 1963, after applying for membership with the British Karate Federation (BKF) in York. He moved …
- 100-Man Kumite, Akira Masuda, Antonio Espinos, BKF, charles naylor, Chuzo Kotaka, Del Saito, Gogen Yamaguchi, Gosei Yamaguchi, Gosen Yamaguchi, Henri Plee, IKGA, IOC, ISKF, Jacques Delcourt, Jeff Whybrow, Kazuo Nagai, Keinosuke Enoeda, KUGB, Mas Oyama, Ray Dalke, Robin Rielly, Steve Arneil, Steve Cattle, Taiji Kase, Ticky Donovan, Wayne Otto, WKSA
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Nov 21 2022
This week in history…(21 November – 27 November)
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November 21, 2022
21 November On 21 November 1982, the 6th World Championships commenced in Taipei, Taiwan, finishing on 25 November. Japan continued their dominance of World Karate by topping the medal table with six golds, two silvers and four bronzes. Mie Nakayama began her dominance of the Women’s Individual Kata event by winning the first of her …
- Aidan Trimble, AJKA, Alexandra Recchia, Alfie Borg, Allesandro Gardinali, Andy Sherry, Antonio Diaz, Azdin Rghioui, Beverly Morris, Billy Blanks, Cecil Hackett, Chojun Miyagi, Damien Dovey, Dario Marchini, David Coulter, Elisa Au, Emilie Thouy, Geoff Thompson, George Kotaka, Gichin Funakoshi, Giuseppe di Domenico, Gonzalo Rodriguez, Guusje van Mourik, Hajime Takashima, Henri Plee, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Hironori Ohtsuka, Ibrahim Gary, ISKF, ITKF, Jerome Atkinson, Jillian Toney, Jim Collins, JKA, Joy Cujic, Junior Lefevre, kanban uechi, kanyei uechi, Kenji Grillon, Kenji Midori, Leslie Safar, Logan Da Costa, Lolita Dona, Lucie Ignace, Luigi Busa, Luis Maria Sanz, Masafumi Shiomitsu, Masashi Koyama, Mathieu Cossou, Mie Nakayama, Mitsusuke Harada, Molly Samuel, Nadege Ait-Ibrahim, Nadir Benaissa, Pasquell Acri, Pat McKay, Peter Spanton, rafael aghayev, Ray Dalke, rika usami, Ryoke Abe, Salim Bendiab, Seiji Nishimura, Setsuko Takagi, Shokei Matsui, SKGB, Snezana Pantic, Sosui Ichikawa, Steve Arneil, Stewart McKinnon, Suzuko Okamura, Tadahiko Ohtsuka, Taiji Kase, Takashi Katada, Takuma Kouketsu, Tatsuo Suzuki, Terry O'Neill, Thomas LaPuppet, Ticky Donovan, Tiffany Fanjat, Tokey Hill, Toru Arakawa, Tsuguo Sakumoto, Vic Charles, Wayne Otto, Willie Thomas, WUKO, Yoshitaka Funakoshi, Yvette Bryan
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Sep 19 2022
This week in history….(19 September – 25 September)
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September 19, 2022
20 September On 20 September 1934, Takayuki Kubota, a pioneer of martial arts in the United States, was born in Yashiro-Shi, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. He was the fourth of six children, having four brothers and one sister. His family was descended from a samurai clan that had once invaded the island of Okinawa. On 20 …
- Cathy Cline, Christina Restelli, Christophe Pinna, Dario Marchini, Hironori Ohtsuka, Hitoshi Kasuya, ISKF, James Field, JKF, Karin Prinsloo, Keinosuke Enoeda, Kenko Nakaima, Koji Takamatsu, Kosei Kuniba, KUGB, Masao Kawasoe, Miki Nakamachi, Ronnie Christopher, Seiko Higa, Sergio Takamatsu, Tak Kubota, teruo hayashi, Terutomo Yamazaki, teruyuki okazaki, Tomiko Mitsuoka, wskf, Yutaka Yaguchi
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Aug 29 2022
This week in history… (29 August – 4 September)
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August 29, 2022
29 August On 29 August 1934 Steve Arneil, a pioneer of British Kyokushin Karate, was born in the mining city of Krugersdorp, South Africa. Arneil became the first non-Japanese and only the second man after Mas Oyama to complete the 100-Man Kumite Challenge. Shortly after the challenge he graded for and was awarded his 3rd …
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Jul 20 2022
Shunsuke Takahashi
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July 20, 2022
There is no such thing as retirement in martial arts. If you decide to pursue martial arts, you wear your gi until you die! Shunsuke Takahashi A graduate of the JKA instructors course, Shunsuke Takahashi, has had a big influence on Shotokan Karate in Australia and New Zealand. A tough instructor, he dedicated many years …
- Aoyama Gakuin University, ASKA, Cathy Cline, Frank Woon-A-Tai, Hideki Okamoto, Hideo Ochi, Hidetaka Nishiyama, Hiroshi Shirai, Hiroyoshi Okazaki, ISKF, James Field, Japanese, JKA, JKA Instructors Course, Kenji Yano, Komazawa University, Kunio Higashi, Masao Kawasoe, Masaru Miura, Masatoshi Nakayama, Maynard Miner, Michael Connolly, Norihiko Iida, Robin Rielly, Ryozo Hirata, Shoto Cup, Shunsuke Takahashi, Takechiyo Nemoto, Takeshi Oishi, Taketo Okuda, teruyuki okazaki, TSKF, Yutaka Yaguchi
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May 16 2022
This week in history (16 May – 22 May)
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May 16, 2022
17 May On 17 May 1969, Keinosuke Enoeda married Reiko Hayashi. Charles Naylor, who would become a stalwart of the KUGB was his best man. The newlyweds settled in Kingston Surrey. 18 May On 18 May 1966, Wayne Otto, a multiple European and World Champion, was born in Hackney, London. Otto is one of the …
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Nov 15 2021
This week in history (15 November – 21 November)
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November 15, 2021
15 November On 15 November 1968, Doug Perry was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant. Perry was the first non-Okinawan promoted to 9th Dan within the Okinawan Shorin-Ryu Shorin-Kan Karate Association. He was one of the first group of students to practice Karate in its infancy in the United States. 16 November On 16 November 1928 Mitsusuke Harada …
- AJKA, Antonio Diaz, Atsuko Wakai, BKF, Cecil Hackett, Dario Marchini, Doug Perry, ekf, Elisa Au, FAJKO, Genshin Hironishi, Geoff Thompson, Gichin Funakoshi, Gogen Yamaguchi, Gonzalo Rodriguez, Henri Plee, Hidetaka Nishiyama, Hoang Ngan Nguyen, ISKF, Jacques Delcourt, Jim Collins, JKA, Kentsu Yabu, Leslie Safar, luca valdesi, Mas Oyama, Mas Tsuroka, masatomo takagi, Mie Nakayama, Mitsusuke Harada, Pat McKay, pauline bindra, peter urban, rafael aghayev, Ray Dalke, Richard Kim, Ryochi Sasakawa, Seiji Nishimura, Shigeru Egami, Thomas LaPuppet, Tsuguo Sakumoto, Tsutomu Ohshima, Vernon Bell, WKF, WUKO, Yoseikan, Yoshida Kotaro, Yoshitaka Funakoshi
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Sep 20 2021
This week in history (20 September – 26 September)
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September 20, 2021
20 September On 20 September 1934, Takayuki Kubota, a pioneer of martial arts in the United States, was born in Yashiro-Shi, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. He was the fourth of six children, having four brothers and one sister. His family was descended from a samurai clan that had once invaded the island of Okinawa. On 20 …
- Cathy Cline, Christina Restelli, Christophe Pinna, Dario Marchini, Hitoshi Kasuya, ISKF, James Field, Karin Prinsloo, Keinosuke Enoeda, Kenko Nakaima, Koji Takamatsu, Kosei Kuniba, KUGB, Masao Kawasoe, Miki Nakamachi, Ronnie Christopher, Seiko Higa, Sergio Takamatsu, Shoto Cup, Tak Kubota, teruo hayashi, Terutomo Yamazaki, teruyuki okazaki, Tomiko Mitsuoka, wskf, Yutaka Yaguchi
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