5 December On 5 December 1944, the founder of Ashihara Karate, Hideyuki Ashihara, was born in Hiroshima, Japan. He was a direct student of Kyokushin founder, Mas Oyama. Ashihara was considered a formidable fighter, and by 1966 he was an instructor of Kyokushin Karate at the organisation’s Hombu (headquarters). In 1987 Ashihara started showing the first signs of ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease). His condition gradually worsened and on 24 …
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Dec 05 2022
This week in history…(5 December – 11 December)
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December 5, 2022
- bob rhodes, Damien Dovey, Dan Ivan, Douglas Brose, Gichin Funakoshi, Hidetaka Nishiyama, Hideyuki Ashihara, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Hosei University, Jillian Toney, JKA, Julliet Toney, Kimio Itoh, Luis Maria Sanz, Mas Oyama, Masatoshi Nakayama, Michael Milon, Richard Kim, rika usami, Ryoke Abe, Sari Laine, Shigeru Egami, Taiji Kase, Takayuki Mikami, Takeshi Shimoda, teruyuki okazaki, Waseda University, Yoshitaka Funakoshi
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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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Nov 07 2022
This week in history…(7 November – 13 November)
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November 7, 2022
8 November On 8 November 1965, Hirokazu Kanazawa held his second official grading at the Lyndhurst Hall dojo in London. Keinosuke Enoeda was also present at the grading. Ray Fuller was successful, receiving the temporary grade of 3rd Kyu. Between 8-11 November 1990, the 10th World Championships were held in Mexico City, Mexico. Tomoyuki Aihara …
- 100-Man Kumite, Andy Hug, BKI, Colin Williams, Danil Domdjoni, Dario Marchini, Darkhan Assadilov, Douglas Brose, Frank Nowak, Gichin Funakoshi, Hatsuo Royama, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Jeff Barwick, Jillian Toney, John Holdsworth, John Jarvis, Julie Nicholson, Julliet Toney, Keinosuke Enoeda, KUGB, Loek Hollander, Luis Maria Sanz, Mas Oyama, Molly Samuel, Ray Fuller, Shokei Matsui, Steve Arneil, Tatsuo Suzuki, Ticky Donovan, Vic Charles, Wayne Otto, Yoshihide Funakoshi, Yoshitaka Funakoshi
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Dec 06 2021
This week in history (6 December – 12 December)
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December 6, 2021
7 December On 7 December 1912, Shigeru Egami, an early student of Gichin Funakoshi, was born in Omuta, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. He is considered the one student who followed Funakoshi’s teachings most closely. Egami began his Karate training in 1932 as a student at Waseda University. He was instructed by Funakoshi and his son Yoshitaka. He helped found the university’s Karate club. …
- Antonio Espinos, BKF, bob rhodes, Dan Ivan, Douglas Brose, Gichin Funakoshi, Henri Plee, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Jacques Delcourt, Jacques Rogge, Jillian Toney, JKA, Julliet Toney, Luis Maria Sanz, Masatoshi Nakayama, Michael Milon, Richard Kim, rika usami, Ryoke Abe, Sari Laine, Shigeru Egami, Taiji Kase, Takayuki Mikami, Takeshi Shimoda, teruyuki okazaki, Waseda University, Yoshitaka Funakoshi
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Nov 08 2021
This week in history (8 November – 14 November)
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November 8, 2021
8 November On 8 November 1965, Hirokazu Kanazawa held his second official grading at the Lyndhurst Hall dojo in London. Keinosuke Enoeda was also present at the grading. Ray Fuller was successful, receiving the temporary grade of 3rd Kyu. Between 8-11 November 1990, the 10th World Championships were held in Mexico City, Mexico. Tomoyuki Aihara …
- 100-Man Kumite, Andy Hug, Colin Williams, Danil Domdjoni, Dario Marchini, Darkhan Assadilov, Douglas Brose, Ernesto Hoost, Frank Nowak, Gichin Funakoshi, Hatsuo Royama, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Jeff Barwick, Jillian Toney, JKA, John Holdsworth, John Jarvis, Julie Nicholson, Julliet Toney, K-1, Kanryo Higaonna, Keinosuke Enoeda, Kenwa Mabuni, KUGB, Loek Hollander, Luis Maria Sanz, Mas Oyama, Masaaki Satake, Molly Samuel, Peter Aerts, Pierre Guente, Ray Fuller, Shokei Matsui, Steve Arneil, Tatsuo Suzuki, Ticky Donovan, Tomoyuki Aihara, Vic Charles, Wayne Otto, Yasutsune Itosu, Yoshihide Funakoshi, Yoshitaka Funakoshi, Yuki Mimura, Yutaka Yaguchi
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Mar 26 2021
Patricia Duggin
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March 26, 2021
We need more recognition of our past athletes to keep them around in Karate and utilise their talents and skills – so many of them just seem to disappear. Patricia Duggin A pioneer of women’s competitive Karate in the United Kingdom, Patricia Duggin won around 53 medals at European and World level, in a 14-year …
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Dec 07 2020
This week in history (7 December – 13 December)
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December 7, 2020
7 December On 7 December 1912 Shigeru Egami, an early student of Gichin Funakoshi, was born in Omuta, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. He is considered the one student who followed Funakoshi’s teachings most closely. Egami began his Karate training in the 1932 as a student at Waseda University. He was instructed by Funakoshi and his son Yoshitaka. He helped found the university’s Karate …
- Antonio Espinos, BKF, Damien Dovey, Douglas Brose, Gichin Funakoshi, Guinness Book of Records, Henri Plee, Hidetaka Nishiyama, Hirokazu Kanazawa, IOC, Jacques Delcourt, Jacques Rogge, Jillian Toney, JKA, Julliet Toney, Luis Maria Sanz, Masatoshi Nakayama, Michael Milon, Minoru Mochizuki, Sari Laine, Shigeru Egami, Takayuki Mikami, teruyuki okazaki, Ticky Donovan, Tsuguo Sakumoto, Vernon Bell, WKF, Yoshitaka Funakoshi
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Nov 16 2020
This week in history (16 November – 22 November)
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November 16, 2020
16 November On 16 November 1928 Mitsusuke Harada was born in Dalian, China, then a part of the Japanese Empire. Harada began his training in 1945, under Genshin Hironishi (a senior student of Gichin Funakoshi), at the original Shotokan dojo in Zoshigaya, Tokyo. He also had the opportunity to be taught by Yoshitaka Funakoshi. In …
- AJKA, Alfie Borg, Antonio Diaz, Atsuko Wakai, BKF, ekf, Elisa Au, FAJKO, Genshin Hironishi, Geoff Thompson, Gogen Yamaguchi, Henri Plee, Hironori Ohtsuka, Hoang Ngan Nguyen, ISKF, Jacques Delcourt, Jerome Atkinson, Jillian Toney, Kentsu Yabu, luca valdesi, Luis Maria Sanz, Mas Oyama, Mie Nakayama, Mitsusuke Harada, Molly Samuel, Pat McKay, rafael aghayev, Ray Dalke, Richard Kim, Ryoke Abe, Seiji Nishimura, Shigeru Egami, Stewart McKinnon, Tsuguo Sakumoto, Tsutomu Ohshima, Vernon Bell, Vic Charles, Waseda University, Wayne Otto, Willie Thomas, WKF, WUKO, Yoseikan, Yoshida Kotaro, Yoshitaka Funakoshi, Yvette Bryan
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Nov 09 2020
This week in history (9 November – 15 November)
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November 9, 2020
9 November On 9 November 1997, K–1 Grand Prix was held at the Tokyo Dome, Japan. Andy Hug reached the final by defeating Pierre Guente of Canada; Masaaki Satake of Japan; and Peter Aerts of The Netherlands. He lost to Ernesto Hoost in the final. 10 November On 10 November 1967, New Zealander, John Jarvis …
- 100-Man Kumite, Andy Hug, BKI, Bukonkai Karate International, Colin Williams, Ernesto Hoost, Frank Nowak, Gichin Funakoshi, Giei Funakoshi, Gigo Funakoshi, Hirokazu Kanazawa, IKO, Jillian Toney, John Holdsworth, Julie Nicholson, Julliet Toney, Kanryo Higaonna, Keinosuke Enodea, Keinosuke Enoeda, Kenwa Mabuni, Kora Nowak, KUGB, Mas Oyama, Masaaki Satake, Michael Milon, Molly Samuel, Peter Aerts, Pierre Guente, Shokei Matsui, Steve Arneil, Ticky Donovan, Tomoyuki Aihara, Vic Charles, Wayne Otto, World Games, Yasutsune Itosu, Yuki Mimura
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Aug 14 2020
Molly Samuel
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August 14, 2020
No conversation about top female Karate competitors would ever be complete without mentioning the name Molly Samuel. She is arguably Britain’s most successful female competitor, winning multiple European and World titles. She was Britain’s first individual female World Karate Federation (WKF) World Champion. Fighting at middleweight (-60-kg), she was a pioneer of women’s competitive Karate, …
- Chiara Stella Bux, Crisis, EKGB, International Sports Woman of the Year, Ishinryu, Jerry Leport, Jillian Toney, Karate England, Karate Sport England, Molly Samuel, Molly Samuel-Leport, Molly Samuels, Molly Samuels-Leport, Ritva Varelius, Sarah Bonnell, Stella Creasey, Ticky Donovan, Wayne Otto, Will Verner, Willie Thomas
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