Feb 04 2025
The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new. Masaru Shintani A pioneer of Wado-Ryu Karate in Canada, Masaru Shintani developed one of the largest Karate organisations in North America. He has been described as a modern Karate maestro and a rare treasure. …
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Jan 24 2025
A direct and longtime student of Kyokushin Karate founder, Mas Oyama, Yukio Nishida is a pioneer of Kyokushin Karate. He was a long time student of Seigo Okamoto, the founder of Daito-Ryu Aiki-Jujitsu Doppokai. He is primarily known for combining Kyokushin with other martial arts to form a unique style of Budo. Yukio Nishida began …
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Jan 21 2025
Once you reach a certain level, it is good to train something from all the schools, because they all have good things. I teach Shito-Ryu 70%, but I reserve the rest for Shotokan, Goju, and Wado. It is about finding the best of each style and applying it to your own. Yasunari Ishimi A pioneer …
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Oct 23 2024
One of Mas Oyama’s top students, Seiji Kanamura has been involved in Karate since its early days. He has done much to establish Kyokushin Karate in the United States and the wider world. Seiji Kanamura was born in 1944, in Tokyo, Japan. Kanamura’s father was a friend of Mas Oyama. In 1958 Kanamura began training …
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Oct 17 2024
In learning Karate simply as a sport, one will surely quit or retire from it as physical strength declines. Jiro Ohtsuka The son of one of Karate’s true legends, Jiro Ohtsuka had one of the best Karate teachers in his father. He developed into a phenomenal martial artist. He was described as a protector of …
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Oct 14 2024
I may not be very rich financially. But I am very very rich, intensely rich even, in human relations and this is thanks to Karate Ryozo Tsukada Known as a technical and patient instructor, Ryozo Tsukada was among the early cohort of Japanese instructors to teach Karate in Europe. For many years he was one …
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Oct 09 2024
Before being a Budoka, be a human being. Ryo Kiyuna Karate’s first Men’s Individual Kata Olympic Champion, Ryo Kiyuna is arguably the most successful kata competitor of his generation. A Ryuei-Ryu practitioner he is a 6x World Champion and 11x Asian Champion. Some have called him the GOAT(Greatest Of All Time). Kiyuna was born on …
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Jun 03 2024
When a person walks into a dojo, he should sense that there is a serious attitude about the place. The people should be sweaty from a lot of hard work. Yasuhiko Oyama One of the early pioneers of Kyokushin Karate, Yasuhiko Oyama was known as a phenomenal fighter. Alongside his brother Shigeru Oyama, Tadashi Nakamura, …
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May 17 2024
Every day we train Karate, basics, kumite, kata. Competition is just a testing place. Kensuke Seto A student of Masatoshi Nakayama, Kensuke Seto has been at the forefront of good technical Karate for many years. Kensuke Seto was born on 6 February 1946 in Manchuria, China. His Japanese father was posted in occupied Manchuria. At …
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May 15 2024
A teacher notices the difference and tries to think of the way to improve each individual student. He also respects the individuality and characteristic of each person and tries to build them up mentally and physically. Shuji Tasaki One of Gogen Yamaguchi’s best students, Shuji Tasaki, is considered by many to be one of the …
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