4 September On 4 September 1931 Kenneth Funakoshi, a distant relative of Shotokan Karate founder, Gichin Funakoshi, was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. On 4 September 1993, Gerard Gordeau competed at the K1-Illusion, Tokyo event. A month later in October, he competed at the K1-Illusioin, Karate World Cup, held in Osaka. 6 September On 6 September …
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Sep 04 2023
This week in history…(4 September -10 September)
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September 4, 2023
- AAKF, Andy Hug, BKF, charles mack, Chojiro Tani, Eiichi Miyazato, Gerard Gordeau, Gichin Funakoshi, Jigaro Kano, JKA, JKR, Kazuaki Kurihara, Kenneth Funakoshi, Kiyoshi Yamazaki, Mai Shiina, Masaaki Ueki, Masatoshi Nakayama, Morio Higaonna, Risei Kano, Robert Fusaro, Ryoichi Onaga, Shigeru Kimura, Teruo Chinen, Tommy Morris, Vernon Bell, Walter Seaton, WTKF, Yasuhiro Konishi, Yasunori Ogura, yoshiharu osaka
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Apr 17 2023
This week in history…(17 April – 23 April)
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April 17, 2023
17 April On 17 April 2010, Hidetaka Abe was a part of the United States team selection panel for the Wado Kai Karatedo World Cup. The panel included Yoshiaki Ajari and Sadaharu Kurobane. The panel selected a team to compete in Nagoya, Japan on 14-15 August 2010. 18 April On 18 April 1962, Kyokushin Karate …
- 100-Man Kumite, Andy Sherry, BKF, Dean Hodgkin, Eddie Whitcher, Elwyn Hall, Frank Brennan, Gary Harford, Hidetaka Abe, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Hiroshi Shirai, IAKF, JKA, Keinosuke Enoeda, Kenji Midori, Kenneth Funakoshi, Kevin Funakoshi, Kyle Funakoshi, Luis Maria Sanz, Masahiko Tanaka, Masao Kagawa, pauline laville, Rod Butler, Ronnie Cannings, Sadaharu Kurobane, Shokei Matsui, Shoto Cup, Taiji Kase, Tomio Inamura, Tomoyuki Aihara, Yoshiaki Ajari
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Aug 29 2022
This week in history… (29 August – 4 September)
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August 29, 2022
29 August On 29 August 1934 Steve Arneil, a pioneer of British Kyokushin Karate, was born in the mining city of Krugersdorp, South Africa. Arneil became the first non-Japanese and only the second man after Mas Oyama to complete the 100-Man Kumite Challenge. Shortly after the challenge he graded for and was awarded his 3rd …
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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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Jun 24 2022
Masataka Mori
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June 24, 2022
Everybody who comes to Karate in the beginning thinks they’re learning how to defend themselves and be good at fighting, but I like to teach the moral aspect of it. If I teach this, the technique and spirit of my students join together. Masataka Mori Known as “hawk eyes” because of his intense stare, Masataka …
- Akihito Isaka, Eugene Watanabe, George Sasano, Gichin Funakoshi, Gosei Yamaguchi, Hidetaka Nishiyama, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Hiroshi Orito, Hiroshi Shirai, Hiroshi Shoji, Hokubei Karate-do Shihankai, Japanese, JKA, Keinosuke Enoeda, Kenneth Funakoshi, Koji Chubachi, Masataka Mori, Masatoshi Nakayama, Maynard Miner, Nakahara Faction, Nobuyuki Nakahara, Robert Fusaro, Shigeru Takashina, SKDI, Takashoku University, Takayuki Mikami, teruyuki okazaki, Tetsuhiko Asai, Thomas Morikawa, Yasu Uyehara, Yasunori Ogura, Yutaka Yaguchi
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Apr 18 2022
This week in history (18 April – 24 April)
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April 18, 2022
18 April On 18 April 1962, Kyokushin Karate legend, Kenji Midori was born in Amami Oshima, Japan, to a wealthy family. Standing at around 5’4″ (1.6 m) in height, Kenji Midori is known as the “Little Giant“. He became the first lightweight competitor to win Kyokushin Karate’s World Tournament, where all his opponents were considerably …
- 100-Man Kumite, Andy Sherry, BKF, Eddie Whitcher, Elwyn Hall, Frank Brennan, Gary Harford, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Hiroshi Shirai, IAKF World Championships, JKA, Keinosuke Enoeda, Kenji Midori, Kenneth Funakoshi, Kyle Funakoshi, Luis Maria Sanz, Masahiko Tanaka, Masao Kagawa, pauline laville, Rod Butler, Shokei Matsui, Shoto Cup, Taiji Kase, Tomio Inamura, Tomoyuki Aihara, Vernon Bell
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Aug 30 2021
This week in history (30 August – 5 September)
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August 30, 2021
30 August On 30 August 1931 Shotokan Karate master Hiroshi Shōji, was born in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. Appearing in Volume 4 of Masatoshi Nakayama‘s Best Karate series, he was known for his sharp quick movements and exceptional tai-sabaki. At the 1st JKA All-Japan Karate Championships in 1957, Shoji became the first All-Japan Kata Champion. He …
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Apr 26 2021
This week in history (26 April – 2 May)
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April 26, 2021
26 April On 26 April 1957, Gichin Funakoshi, the founder of Shotokan Karate, died in a Tokyo hospital, aged 88. His family and close student Shigeru Egami were at his bedside. On 26 April 1965, a touring party from the JKA gave their third authorized demonstration in Britain. The party consisted of Taiji Kase, Hirokazu …
- 100-Man Kumite, Artur Hovhannisyan, Atsuko Wakai, Billy Higgins, BKF, Brian Fitkin, Dominique Valera, Eugene Codrington, Francisco Filho, Fujikiyo Omura, Gichin Funakoshi, Hideki Okamoto, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Hiroshi Shirai, IKO, Isao Obata, JKA, Keinosuke Enoeda, Kenneth Funakoshi, Kevin Funakoshi, Kichinosuke Saigo, Kyle Funakoshi, Mas Oyama, Mie Nakayama, Patrice Belrhiti, Peter Spanton, Roger Paschy, Shigeru Egami, Shokei Matsui, Taiji Kase, Tariel Nikoleishvili, yoshimi inoue, Yoshinao Nanbu, Yoshizo Machida
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Aug 31 2020
This week in history (31 Aug – 6 Sep)
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August 31, 2020
1 September On 1 September 1923 the plates to Gichin Funakoshi’s book “Ryukyu Kempo: Tode” were destroyed in the Great Kanto earthquake. The earthquake that hit the Japanese island of Honshu in 1923 was one of the most destructive ever recorded and resulted in a tsunami. The cities of Tokyo and Yokohama and the prefectures …
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Aug 16 2020
Kenneth Funakoshi
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August 16, 2020
Politics is the worst thing that can happen to Karate at the upper level. The students don’t care about what’s happening in the political way. They just like to train hard and compete, but because the ‘higher-ups’ have their political views or differences they tend to put a lot of restrictions on what the students …
- AAKF, Akihito Isaka, Black Belt Magazine, Eugene Watanabe, Frank Smith, FSKA, George Sasano, Gichin Funakoshi, Goodwill Games, Hawaiian, Hidetaka Nishiyama, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Hiroshi Shirai, James Fields, James Yabe, JKA, JKA All Japan Karate Championships, Keinosuke Enoeda, Kenneth Funakoshi, Kevin Funakoshi, Kodanshakai, Koji Wada, Kyle Funakoshi, Masaaki Ueki, Masahiko Tanaka, Masataki Mori, Masatomi Takagi, Masatoshi Nakayama, Norihiko Iida, Osamu Ozawa, Ray Dalke, Shotokan, spotlight, Taiji Kase, Takenori Imura, teruyuki okazaki, Tetsuhiko Asai, yoshiharu osaka
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