Kazuhiro Sawada

Feb 20 2023

This week in history…(20 February – 26 February)

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February 20, 2023

20 February On 20 February 1964, José Manuel Egea Caceres, the oldest of three boys, was born in the Pan Bendito neighbourhood of Madrid, Spain. He is one of the greatest European competitors, being an 8-time World Champion (junior and senior), a 13-time European Champion, a 14-time Spanish Champion, and the winner of numerous open …

BKF, Brian Fitkin, Eddie Whitcher, Fumio Demura, Henri Plee, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Hiroo Mochizuki, Hitoshi Kasuya, IAKF, JKA Instructors Course, Jose Manuel Egea, Kazuhiro Sawada, Keiji Tomiyama, Keinosuke Enoeda, KUGB, KWF, Malcolm Dorfman, Masahiko Tanaka, rika usami, Rob Williams, Shane Dorfman, ski, Steve Arneil, Steve Cattle, Taiji Kase, Tak Kubota, Tsutomu Ohshima, Vernon Bell, Waseda University, WKF, WKSA, wskf, yoshimi inoue

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Feb 08 2023

Daniel Lautier

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February 8, 2023

In every lesson, the three basic elements should be covered: Kihon– Kata–Kumite. It is wrong only to focus on fighting, but whatever technique you perform you must always imagine your opponent and that is very hard to do for some people. It comes with age and experience. Daniel Lautier A believer in discipline and hard …

Daniel Lautier, Denis Douarre, French, FSKA, Gichin Funakoshi, Herve Delage, Hiroshi Shoji, JKA, Kazuhiro Sawada, Masaaki Ueki, Masatoshi Nakayama, Matsuno Faction, Motokuni Sugiura, Motokuni Suigiura, Nakahara Faction, Satoshi Miyazaki, Shigeru Takashina, Taiji Kase, Tatsuya Naka, Tetsuhiko Asai, Yoshinobu Ohta, Yukio Mishima, Yutaro Ogane

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Jan 20 2023

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January 20, 2023

A true karateka must exercise, self-control, be non-aggressive, and avoid confrontation. Kazuhiro Sawada A longtime member of the JKA (Japanese Karate Association), Kazuhiro Sawada has been at the forefront of helping to establish Shotokan Karate in Belgium. Like many of the JKA Masters of his generation, he is very technical. Kazuhiro Sawada was born on …

BAKF, Bruno Lorefice, Brussels University, Dirk Heene, Hideo Tomita, Hirokazu Kanazawa, IAKF World Championships, Japanese, JKA, Joko Ibata, Kazuhiro Sawada, Masahiko Tanaka, Masataka Mori, Masatoshi Nakayama, Motokuni Sugiura, Norihiko Iida, Norimasa Hayakawa, Satoshi Miyazaki, Sergio Gneo, Taiji Kase, Taisho University, Tatsuya Naka, Yasunori Ogura, yoshiharu osaka, Yoshinobu Ohta

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May 18 2022

Sergio Gneo

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May 18, 2022

I find it fascinating to get things out of people that they didn’t suspect they had in them. With Karate you put the whole body in position, you have to use every muscle. Some people discover their body for the first time here in the dojo, and what it can do. I no longer hammer …

BAKF, Bruno Lorefice, Dirk De Mitts, Dirk Heene, Hiroshi Shirai, IAKF World Championships, Jacques Van Lerberghe, JKA, JKA Shihankai, Kazuhiro Sawada, Keinosuke Enoeda, Masaaki Ueki, Masahiko Tanaka, Philippe Wattieaux, Raymond Honoré, Satoshi Miyazaki, Sergio Gneo, Taiji Kase, WUKO World Championships, Yasunori Ogura, yoshiharu osaka, Yutaro Ogane

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Aug 27 2021

Dirk Heene

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August 27, 2021

The road to perfection cannot be travelled in one lifetime. Dirk Heene A long-time student of Shotokan’s, Taiji Kase, Dirk Heene has done a lot to promote the teachings of Kase. Dirk Heene was born on 24 January 1948, in Aalst, East Flanders Province of Belgium. His father was a mining engineer. When he was …

BAKF, Belgium, BKSA, Bruno Lorefice, Dirk Heene, ESA, Henri Plee, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Hiroshi Shirai, Hiroshi Shoji, IAKF World Championships, Jim Martin, JKA, Kazuhiro Sawada, Keinosuke Enoeda, KSKA, KUGB, Leo Aarts, Pascal LeCourt, Pascal Petrella, Satoshi Miyazaki, Sergio Gneo, Steve Cattle, Taiji Kase, Velibor Dimitrijevic, WKSA

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May 18 2021

Yasunori Ogura

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May 18, 2021

Seek perfection of character. Everything else follows on from that. Yasunori Ogura A stalwart of the JKA, Yasunori Ogura is known for his attention to detail. He is a former kumite and kata champion, who is a senior instructor at the JKA Hombu. Yasunori Ogura was born on 21 January 1958, in Hokkaido, Japan. Growing …