Alongside Stan Schmidt, Len Barnes, and Hugh Thomas, James Rousseau, was a pioneer of Karate in South Africa. He is largely responsible for establishing Okinawan Goju-Ryu in Europe. A very good teacher, he has been described as making simple things interesting and difficult things seem easy. James McGill Rousseau was born on 4 July 1944 …
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Jan 27 2023
James Rousseau
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January 27, 2023
- Antonio Moreira, BGKA, Blaise Mellise, Craig Nevitt, Dave Thompson, Donn Draeger, EGKA, Gary Weber, Henrieheta Sim, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Hiroshi Shirai, Hugh Thomas, IOGKF, James Rousseau, JKA, John Boyle, Jose Campos, Keinosuke Enoeda, Kevin Nason, Len Barnes, Leonard Sim, Masatoshi Nakayama, Morio Higaonna, Paul Coleman, Paul Stiffle, Peter Rousseau, SAGA, South African, Stan Schmidt, Steve Thomson, Taiji Kase, Teruo Chinen, Tim Cooper
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Jul 08 2021
Trevor Tockar
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July 8, 2021
Only when you recognise your own weaknesses can you improve and develop. Trevor Tockar One of the most respected names in South African and Australian Kyokushin Karate, Trevor Tockar, was one of the youngest men graded to 5th Dan by Kyokushin founder Mas Oyama. He was one of the men at the forefront of Kyokushin …
- Australian, Bakkies Laubscher, Chris Gower, Chris Thompson, Con Kakatsos, Dominic Hopkins, Garry O'Neill, IKO, Katsuhito Gorai, Keiji Sanpei, Kenji Midori, Kenny Uytenbogaardt, Len Barnes, Mas Oyama, Nikola Cujic, Rick Spain, Shokei Matsui, South African, Stan Schmidt, Stephen Takiwa, Steve Arneil, Stuart Corrigal, Tadashi Nakamura, Trevor Tockar
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I think that through Karate we must learn to adapt ourselves to situations. This is the first lesson I give to all my students. “Remember that Karate teaches you how to adapt yourself to different situations.” But before you can be adaptable in your body, like in a fighting situation, you must be adaptable in your mind.~Lucio MaurinoTweet
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