6 January On 6 January 1967, Michael Randall gained his 1st Dan from Hirokazu Kanazawa. He was one of the first men in Britain to gain the rank of 1st Dan from the Japan Karate Association (JKA). At the time of writing Randall is one of a handful of people currently training to have trained …
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Jan 02 2023
This week in history…(2 January – 8 January)
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January 2, 2023
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Dec 12 2022
This week in history…(12 December -18 December)
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December 12, 2022
12 December On 12 December 1965 Hirokazu Kanazawa held his first grading at the BKF (British Karate Federation)’s Nottingham dojo. The BKF had arranged with the JKA (Japan Karate Association) for Kanazawa to reside in the United Kingdom for a year, teaching Shotokan Karate. On 12 December 2008, Henri Plee was honoured for his services …
- Andy Hug, Andy Sherry, BKF, Brian Hammond, charles mack, Hajime Kazumi, Henri Plee, Hirokazu Kanazawa, IOC, Jacques Delcourt, Jimmy Neal, JKA, Keinosuke Enoeda, Minoru Mochizuki, Ray Sefo, rika usami, Ron Mills, Terry Wingrove, Ticky Donovan, Tsuguo Sakumoto, Tsuyoshi Hiroshige, Vernon Bell, WKF, Yutaka Yaguchi
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Jan 06 2022
On this day….(January 6)
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January 6, 2022
On 6 January 1967, Michael Randall gained his 1st Dan from Hirokazu Kanazawa. He was one of the first men in Britain to gain the rank of 1st Dan from the Japan Karate Association (JKA). At the time of writing Randall is one of a handful of people currently training to have trained under the …
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Dec 13 2021
This week in history (13 December – 19 December)
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December 13, 2021
13 December On 13 December 1943 David ‘Ticky’ Donovan was born in Loughton, just outside London. As a boy, he was into many sports. However, boxing was his main passion. He would go on to become the most successful coach of the British and English National sides. On 13 December 1947 Tsuguo Sakumoto was born …
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Jun 08 2021
Ray Fuller
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June 8, 2021
… I had to learn Karate, I had to look after myself… Ray Fuller A pioneer of Shotokan Karate, Ray Fuller was one of Vernon Bell’s first Karate students. His association was a founding member of the EKGB (English Karate Governing Body). Raymond Edward Fuller was born on 27 January 1934. After leaving school he …
- Andy Sherry, BKF, Bob Poynton, Eddie Whitcher, English, FEKO, Fred Kidd, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Hiroshi Shirai, Jimmy Neal, Jimmy Patterson, JKA, Keinosuke Enoeda, KUGB, Liverpool Red Triangle Club, Masatoshi Nakayama, Michael Randall, Mick Peachey, Minoru Mochizuki, pauline laville, Ray Fuller, Rob Williams, Sam Firlej, Satoshi Miyazaki, shiro asano, Taiji Kase, Terry Wingrove, Thames Karate International, Val Patterson, Vernon Bell, Walter Seaton, Yoseikan
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Jan 04 2021
This week in history (4 January – 10 January)
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January 4, 2021
6 January On 6 January 1967, Michael Randall gained his 1st Dan from Hirokazu Kanazawa. He was one of the first men in Britain to gain the rank of 1st Dan from the Japan Karate Association (JKA). At the time of writing Randall is one of a handful of people currently training to have trained …
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Dec 14 2020
This week in history (14 December – 20 December)
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December 14, 2020
14 December On 14 December 1963, the First European Karate competition was held at the Pierre Coubertin Stadium, Paris, France. France, Belgium, and Britain were the only countries that participated in the triangular team tournament. The British team were representatives of Vernon Bell’s British Karate Federation (BKF). The team consisted of Brian Hammond, Andy Sherry, …
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Jan 06 2020
This week in history (6 January – 12 January)
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January 6, 2020
6 January On 6 January 1967, Michael Randall gained his 1st Dan from Hirokazu Kanazawa. He was one of the first men in Britain to gain the rank of 1st Dan from the Japan Karate Association (JKA). At the time of writing Randall is one of a handful of people currently training to have trained …
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Dec 09 2019
This week in history (9 December – 15 December)
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December 9, 2019
10 December On 10 December 1933 Shotokan master Takayuki Mikami was born in Nigata Prefecture Japan. He was the first professional Karate instructor to be sent by the JKA to teach Karate full-time in another country. Mikami arrived in Tokyo in 1952 to study Japanese Literature at Hosei University. Being a farm boy in a …
- Andy Sherry, BKF, Brian Hammond, Douglas Brose, Geoff Thompson, Gichin Funakoshi, Henri Plee, Hidetaka Nishiyama, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Hosei University, Jimmy Neal, JKA, Masatoshi Nakayama, Molly Samuel, Pat McKay, Ron Mills, Taiji Kase, Takayuki Mikami, Terry Wingrove, teruyuki okazaki, Ticky Donovan, Tsuguo Sakumoto, Vernon Bell, Vic Charles, Wayne Otto, WKF, yoseikan karate
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Dec 31 2018
This week in history (31 December – 6 Jan)
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December 31, 2018
1 January On 1 January 1913 Motonobu Hironishi, an early student of Gichin Funakoshi, was born in Kyoto, Japan. Hironishi began his Karate training in 1931 at Waseda University under both Gichin and Yoshitaka Funakoshi’s direction. He was a contemporary and good friend of Shigeru Egami at Waseda. Both men would go on to teach at the original Shotokan dojo located in Zoshigaya, Toshima Ward, Tokyo. Following Gichin …
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