18 September On 18 September 2018, Peter Chong, a long-time practitioner of Kyokushin Karate, resigned from IKO. He wanted to return to the ideals of Kyokushin Karate, as taught by Mas Oyama. A week after leaving that IKO he established the International Karate Alliance Kyokushinryu. Chong was named Chairman, with Ryuko Take being named Vice-Chairman. …
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Sep 18 2023
This week in history…(18 September – 24 September)
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September 18, 2023
- Cathy Cline, Christina Restelli, Christophe Pinna, Dario Marchini, Hironori Ohtsuka, IKO, ISKF, James Field, JKF, Karin Prinsloo, Keinosuke Enoeda, Kenko Nakaima, Koji Takamatsu, Kosei Kuniba, KUGB, Mas Oyama, Peter Chong, Ronnie Christopher, Seiko Higa, Sergio Takamatsu, Shoto Cup, Tak Kubota, teruo hayashi, Terutomo Yamazaki, teruyuki okazaki, Tomiko Mitsuoka, Yutaka Yaguchi
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Aug 14 2023
This week in history…(14 August – 20 August)
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August 14, 2023
14 August On 14 August 1934, the founder of American Goju-Ryu Karate, Peter George Urban, was born in Jersey City, USA. Serving in the US Navy Urban was stationed in Yokohama, Japan. In 1953 he began studying Karate as a student of Richard Kim. In 1954 he was transferred to Tokyo. There he was introduced …
- Andy Hug, Anthony Mirakian, Billy Higgins, BKF, Chogi Higa, Dario Marchini, Fumio Demura, Gerhard Jedliczka, Gogen Yamaguchi, Henri Plee, JKA, Karin Prinsloo, Kiyoshi Yamazaki, luca valdesi, Luis Maria Sanz, Mas Oyama, Masaaki Ueki, Nori Ugematsu, peter urban, Richard Kim, Ryusho Sakagami, Tak Kubota, Terry Daly, Tetsuhiko Asai, Tetsuji Murakami, Tomiko Mitsuoka, Vernon Bell, Wayne Otto, Yasuhiro Konishi, Yoshiko Yamaguchi
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Oct 24 2022
This week in history…(24 October – 30 October)
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October 24, 2022
24 October On 24 October 1996, the High Court of Tokyo upheld an earlier decision regarding Mas Oyama’s last will. On 31 March 1995 Judge Atsushi Watanabe of the Tokyo Court of Family Affairs ruled that Oyama’s verbal will was invalid as it had not been signed by him, only by the witnesses. His family …
- 100 Kata Challenge, AAKF, Chojun Miyagi, Choki Motobu, Chomo Hanashiro, Chosin Chibana, Chotoku Kyan, Dave Coulter, FIK, Genwa Nakasone, Gichin Funakoshi, Gojuro Harada, Henri Plee, Hidetaka Nishiyama, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Hiroo Mochizuki, Hiroshi Kamata, Hiroshi Shoji, JKA, Juhatsu Kyoda, Jurgen Seydel, Karin Prinsloo, keigo abe, Mas Oyama, Masahiko Tanaka, Masataka Mori, Masatoshi Nakayama, Olympics, Shinpan Gusukama, shiro asano, SKI (GB), SKIEF, Stan Schmidt, Thomas Morikawa, Vernon Bell, Vladimiro Malatesti, Waseda University, Yasu Uyehara, Yutaka Yaguchi
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Sep 19 2022
This week in history….(19 September – 25 September)
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September 19, 2022
20 September On 20 September 1934, Takayuki Kubota, a pioneer of martial arts in the United States, was born in Yashiro-Shi, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. He was the fourth of six children, having four brothers and one sister. His family was descended from a samurai clan that had once invaded the island of Okinawa. On 20 …
- Cathy Cline, Christina Restelli, Christophe Pinna, Dario Marchini, Hironori Ohtsuka, Hitoshi Kasuya, ISKF, James Field, JKF, Karin Prinsloo, Keinosuke Enoeda, Kenko Nakaima, Koji Takamatsu, Kosei Kuniba, KUGB, Masao Kawasoe, Miki Nakamachi, Ronnie Christopher, Seiko Higa, Sergio Takamatsu, Tak Kubota, teruo hayashi, Terutomo Yamazaki, teruyuki okazaki, Tomiko Mitsuoka, wskf, Yutaka Yaguchi
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Aug 15 2022
This week in history… (15 August – 21 August)
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August 15, 2022
15 August On 15 August 2006, Shotokan master, Tetsuhiko Asai, died from heart failure aged 71 years. Asai was one of the most unique masters to come out of the JKA (Japan Karate Association). Nicknamed “Kaminari-Arashi” meaning “Thunderous Storm”, he was a Shotokan Karate practitioner that infused other martial arts such as White Crane Kung Fu into his …
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Oct 25 2021
This week in history (25 October – 31 October)
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October 25, 2021
25 October On 25 October 1936 several Karate masters gathered for a special meeting in Naha, Okinawa. While not attended by Gichin Funakoshi, this meeting was attended by Chomo Hanashiro, Chotoku Kyan, Choki Motobu, Chojun Miyagi, Choshin Chibana, Juhatsu Kyoda, Shinpan Gusukuma, Genwa Nakasone, and others. Funakoshi would attend subsequent meetings. Chomo Hanashiro had first …
- 100 Kata Challenge, AAKF, David Coulter, FIK, Gojuro Harada, Henri Plee, Hidetaka Nishiyama, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Hiroo Mochizuki, Hiroshi Kamata, Hiroshi Shirai, Howard Collins, Jurgen Seydel, Karin Prinsloo, keigo abe, Masahiko Tanaka, Masataka Mori, Masatoshi Nakayama, National Collegiate Championships, Ray Dalke, shiro asano, ski, SKIEF, SKIF, Stan Schmidt, Thomas Morikawa, Vernon Bell, Vladimiro Malatesti, Waseda University, World Open Tournament, Yasu Uyehara
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Sep 20 2021
This week in history (20 September – 26 September)
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September 20, 2021
20 September On 20 September 1934, Takayuki Kubota, a pioneer of martial arts in the United States, was born in Yashiro-Shi, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. He was the fourth of six children, having four brothers and one sister. His family was descended from a samurai clan that had once invaded the island of Okinawa. On 20 …
- Cathy Cline, Christina Restelli, Christophe Pinna, Dario Marchini, Hitoshi Kasuya, ISKF, James Field, Karin Prinsloo, Keinosuke Enoeda, Kenko Nakaima, Koji Takamatsu, Kosei Kuniba, KUGB, Masao Kawasoe, Miki Nakamachi, Ronnie Christopher, Seiko Higa, Sergio Takamatsu, Shoto Cup, Tak Kubota, teruo hayashi, Terutomo Yamazaki, teruyuki okazaki, Tomiko Mitsuoka, wskf, Yutaka Yaguchi
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Aug 16 2021
This week in history (16 August – 22 August)
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August 16, 2021
16 August On 16 August 1940, Kiyoshi Yamazaki was born in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. His father was a Kendo master, who taught his Kiyoshi Yamasaki and his brother, martial arts from an early age. A student of one of the greatest Karate Masters of the 20th century in Yasuhiro Konishi, Kiyoshi Yamazaki has endeavoured to …
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Jan 02 2021
Karin Prinsloo
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January 2, 2021
You either win or you learn. Train hard and make sure your expectations are in line with the amount of work you’ve put in. Karin Prinsloo Karin Prinsloo has managed to walk the fine line between traditional and sport Karate. Held as one of the best South African competitors of all time, she was the …
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