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 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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May 03 2021
This week in history (2 May – 9 May)
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May 3, 2021
2 May Between 2 – 4 May 1994, the 29th European Karate Championships were held in Birmingham, England. Englishmen Wayne Otto and Tim Stephens won gold and silver, in their respective Kumite events. Teammates Patricia Duggin and Julliet Toney won bronze medals in their respective kumite events. Sari Laine of Finland, who owns the Guinness …
- Alexandre Biamonti, Andy Hug, Andy Sherry, Billy Higgins, BKF, bob rhodes, Eddie Daniels, Frank Brennan, Fred Kidd, Fusei Kise, Guinness Book of Records, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Islamic Solidarity Games, JKA, Julliet Toney, K-1, KUGB, Luis Maria Sanz, Michael Milon, Oscar Vazquez, Patricia Duggin, rafael aghayev, Sari Laine, Terry Wingrove, Tim Stephens, Walter Seaton, Wayne Otto
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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 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 09 2020
David ‘Ticky’ Donovan
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August 9, 2020
To be a black belt in Karate means training regularly. If you don’t train, you lose your coordination. Look at an average Karate class and as you go up the belts, you see the coordination and skill getting better. That’s what Karate training is all about. But a black belt who hasn’t been training for …
- Aidan Trimble, Black Belt Magazine, British Karate, English, Geoff Thompson, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Ishinryu, Isshin-ryu, Jilian Toney, Julliet Toney, Keinosuke Enoeda, kyokushin, Len Palmer, masutatsu oyama, Molly Samuels, Pat Mackay, Roy Stanhope, Steve Arneil, Tatsuo Suzuki, Team Kumite, Ticky Donovan, Vic Charles, Wayne Otto, World Karate Champions
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Dec 02 2019
This week in history (2 December – 8 December)
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December 2, 2019
3 December On 3 December 1941, Shoshin Nagamine gave a public Karate demonstration to members of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Force and an assortment of dignitaries, including the Police Chief Cabinet secretary and his deputy, plus members of the Ministry of Health and Welfare (Martial Arts section). Born 15 July 1907 in Naha, Okinawa, Nagamine is the founder …
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