May 10 2017
On this day, 10 May 1957, the founder of Shotokan karate, Gichin Funakoshi, was laid to rest at the Zen Sho-ji temple in Kakiu. He was cremated and his ashes laid alongside those if his wife. Funakoshi had died on 26 April, in a Tokyo hospital, surrounded by his close family and his student Shigeru …
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May 09 2017
On this day, 9 May 1970, the 4th KUGB National Championships took place in Crystal Palace, London. Andrew Sherry became Grand Champion for the second time, having previously won the the title in 1968. Sherry performed his favorite kata, Empi, in winning the kata title. The Liverpool Red Triangle Team continued their dominance of the …
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