25 January On 25 January 2000, Kyokushin Karate legend, Hiroki Kurosawa made his kickboxing debut in the K-1 Kickboxing promotion. K-1 was the brainchild of Kazuyoshi Ishii and was designed to promote the best stand-up martial artists. In his debut, Kurosawa faced American Maecus Ruiz, who he knocked out in just 56 seconds. 26 January …
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Jan 25 2021
This week in history (25 January – 31 January)
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January 25, 2021
- Akihito Isaka, BKF, Gichin Funakoshi, Hidetaka Nishiyama, Hiroki Kurosawa, Hironori Ohtsuka, Jim Alcheik, Jim Alchiek, JKA, Jurgen Seydel, Kazuyoshi Ishii, keigo abe, Kenko Nakaima, KUGB, Kuniyoshi Tsutomu, Maecus Ruiz, Masaaki Ueki, Masahiko Tanaka, masatomo takagi, Masatoshi Nakayama, Masayoshi Kagawa, Matsuno Faction, Mikio Yahara, Nakahara Faction, Nobuyuki Nakahara, Raymond Fuller, Shigeru Egami, Tetsuhiko Asai, Tetsuji Murakami, Tomohiro Arashiro, Vernon Bell, Yoseikan, yoshiharu osaka, Yoshizo Machida
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Aug 09 2020
Tetsuji Murakami
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August 9, 2020
My aim, and everybody’s aim in Karate, must be the same, perfection. But it cannot be reached. I will be an old man, and I will still want to learn some more about Karate. I will still want to make some movement better. Karate never ends if a man takes it seriously. Tetsuji Murakami Tetsuji …
- Association Shotokai-France, BKF, Gichin Funakoshi, Henri Plee, Jim Alchiek, JKA, Jurgen Seydel, Kenwa Mabuni, Luis de Carvalho, Masaji Yamaguchi, masatomo takagi, Minoru Mochizuki, Mitsusuke Harada, Murakami-Kai, Pierre-Jean Boyer, Shigeru Egami, Tetsuji Murakami, Vernon Bell, Vladimiro Malatesti, Yoseikan
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Aug 09 2020
Minoru Mochizuki
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August 9, 2020
Minoru Mochizuki is, without doubt, one of the most respected and influential masters of his generation. He founded the influential Yoseikan school of Budo, which contains elements of Aikido, Kenjutsu, Karate, Judo and Jujitsu. He trained with two of the greats of Japanese Budo, Jigaro Kano and Morihei Ueshiba. His son Hiroo would go on …
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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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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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