On 29 January 1962, one of the founders of the French Karate movement, Jim Alcheik, was assassinated, aged only 31. Alcheik is widely regarded as one of the greatest martial artists to come out of Europe. He held the ranks of 4th Dan in Aikido, 2nd Dan in Karate, 2nd Dan in Kendo and 3rd …
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Jan 29 2022
On this day….(January 29)
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January 29, 2022
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Jul 12 2021
This week in history (12 July – 18 July)
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July 12, 2021
12 July On 12 July 1956, Hiroo Mochizuki, the son of Yoseikan founder Minoru Mochizuki, arrived in France to conduct a number of Karate courses. Born in 1936 Hiroo Mochizuki began his martial arts training in the eclectic Yoseikan system of his father, Minoru, who had studied under the two great Budo masters, Morihei Ueshiba …
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Jul 23 2020
Jim Alcheik
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July 23, 2020
It is arguable that the name Jim Alcheik is not as revered as it should be in martial arts circles. Alcheik was a true pioneer of martial arts in Europe, being one of the first Europeans to train in Japan. He was proficient in Aikido, Kendo, Karate and Judo. Vernon Bell, the father of British Karate, described …
- Anton Geesink, Arab-Berber, Charles de Gaulle, Claude Urvois, Duperré, Gichin Funakoshi, Henri Plee, Hiroo Mochizuki, Jigoro Kano, Jim Alcheik, Jim Alchiek, Kenwa Mabuni, Kisshomaru Ueshiba, Kyuzo Mifune, Masaji Yamaguchi, Minoro Mochizuki, Mitsuhiro Kondo, morihei uesiba, oas, Organisation Armée Secréte, Raymond Sasia, Shito-ryu, Shoji Sugiyama, Terry Wingrove, Tetsuji Murakami, Vernon Bell, Yoseikan
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Apr 08 2019
This week in history (8 April – 14 April)
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April 8, 2019
8 April On 8 April 1944 Michael Randall, who was training in Karate prior to the arrival of the JKA in Britain, was born. Randall joined the British Karate Federation (BKF) in 1964. As a member of the BKF he had the opportunity to train under Tetsuji Murakami and Hiroo Mochizuki. After the arrival of the …
- BKF, chris adamou, Donn Draeger, Eddie Whitcher, Henri Plee, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Hiroo Mochizuki, Isao Obata, Jack Johnson, Jigoro Kano, JKA, Masatoshi Nakayama, Michael Randall, Mick Peachey, Mikonosuken Kawaishi, Minoru Mochizuki, morihei ueshiba, nick Adamou, Osamu Ozawa, Tetsuji Murakami, Will Mannion
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Jan 28 2019
This week in history (28 Jan – 3 Feb)
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January 28, 2019
29 January On 29 January 1962, one of the founders of the French Karate movement, Jim Alcheik, was assassinated, aged only 31. Alchiek is widely regarded as one of the greatest martial artists to come out of Europe. He held a 4th Dan in Aikido, a 2nd Dan in Karate, a 2nd Dan in Kendo and …
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Apr 09 2018
This week in history (9 April – 15 April)
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April 9, 2018
On April 11, 1907, Minoru Mochizuki, the founder of the Yoseikan dojo, was born in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. Mochizuki was one of the few men to have been a direct student of the three great Budo masters, Jigoro Kano, Morihei Uesiba and Gichin Funakoshi. An accomplished martial artist, Mochizuki held a 10th Dan in Aikido; a …
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Jul 12 2017
On this day….(July 12)
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July 12, 2017
On this day, 12 July 1956, Hiroo Mochizuki, the son of Yoseikan founder, Minoru Mochizuki arrived in France to conduct a number of Karate courses. Born in 1936, Hiroo Mochizuki began his martial arts training in the eclectic Yoseikan system of his father, Minoru, who had studied under the three great Budo masters, Gichin Funakoshi, …
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Apr 11 2017
On this day….(April 11)
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April 11, 2017
On this day, 11 April 1907, Minoru Mochizuki, founder of the Yoseikan dojo, was born in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. Mochizuki was one of the few men to have been a direct student of the three great Budo masters, Jigoro Kano, Morihei Uesiba and Gichin Funakoshi. An accomplished martial artist, Mochizuki held a 10th Dan in …
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