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Alain Setrouk

Personally, Karate is a daily need. Immersing myself in this work allows me to position myself, to better address the concerns of daily life. Alain Setrouk Along with Jacques Legree, Alain Setrouk is a pioneer of Kyokushin Karate in France. A no-nonsense martial artist, he is known for his realistic approach to combat and self-defence. …

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Kenji Kurosaki

In my eyes, Kyodo is the purest of all martial arts, an archer is of all budokas the one who cares least about winning or losing. For him, only Budo exists. Kenji Kurosaki Known as a pioneer of kickboxing and Muay Thai in Japan, Kenji Kurosaki’s contribution to the history of Kyokushin Karate has been …

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Donn Draeger

The Exponent of today’s modern Budo gropes about in a maze of classical traditions that he does not understand, and thus, the cleverest of his kind declare that the classical disciplines must be freed from feudal Japanese and raised to great heights of rational efficiency so as to yield wealth, prestige, and practical use. Donn …

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