31 July On 31 July 1937, former JKA Grand Champion, Hiroshi Shirai, was born in Nagasaki, Japan. Currently holding the rank of 9th Dan, he began his Karate training at Komazawa University in 1955. A graduate of the Kenshusei (Instructors Training Course) he became the JKA Grand Champion in 1962 winning the individual kumite title …
Tag: Loek Hollander
Jul 31 2023
This week in history…(31 July – 6 August)
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July 31, 2023
- 100-Man Kumite, Antonio Diaz, Douglas Brose, Gichin Funakoshi, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Hiroshi Shirai, IOC, JKA, John Jarvis, Keinosuke Enoeda, Komazawa University, Loek Hollander, Masao Kagawa, rafael aghayev, Sandra Sanchez, Shigeru Egami, Shigeru Takashina, SKA, Taiji Kase, Takayuki Mikami, Tsutomu Ohshima, Waseda University, Yerghan Kozhayev, Yoshitaka Funakoshi
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Mar 03 2023
Jeff Whybrow
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March 3, 2023
There’s a time to stop, and a time to push Jeff Whybrow A legend of British Kyokushin Karate, Jeff Whybrow was a protege or Steve Arneil. He was one of the faces of British Karate during the 1970s and the 1980s. He was equally comfortable in knockdown tournaments as well as point-fighting competitions. He was …
- Bernard Creaton, Bill Walsh, bkk, Brian Fitkin, Chuck Chism, Darren Stringer, David Pickthall, Dolph Lundgren, English, Felix Ntumazah, Howard Collins, Jeff Whybrow, Joko Ninomiya, Liam Keaveney, Loek Hollander, Nick Da Costa, Richard Von Mansfeldt, Roya Banton, Shigeru Oyama, Shokei Matsui, Steve Arneil, Tadashi Nakamura, WUKO
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Jan 18 2023
David Pickthall
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January 18, 2023
I always welcomed the challenge of competing in non–IFK events as it is important to test yourself against all Kyokushin groups. Politics should not enter the fighting arena. David Pickthall A long-time student and assistant of Steve Arneil, David Pickthall was a top competitor who competed nationally and internationally in both kata end kumite. He …
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Nov 28 2022
This week in history…(28 November – 4 December)
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November 28, 2022
28 November On 28 November 1934 Frank Cope, a pioneer of British Shotokan Karate, was born in Liverpool. A long-time member of the KUGB (Karate Union of Great Britain) he would become one of the first Karate black belts in Britain. On 28 November 2009, the 9th Open Weight Kyokushin Championships were held in Paris. There were 166 …
- Andy Sherry, Choki Motobu, Chotoku Kyan, CW Nichol, Donn Draeger, Eiichi Miyazato, Frank Cope, Gichin Funakoshi, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Hiroshi Shirai, IKO, Jacques Legree, JKA, Katsuhito Gorai, Keinosuke Enoeda, KUGB, Loek Hollander, Malcolm Dorfman, Masaji Taira, masatomo takagi, Masatoshi Nakayama, Satoshi Miyazaki, Shokei Matsui, Shoshine Nagamine, Stanislav Blizniuk, Taiji Kase, Ted Hedlund, WSKA
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Nov 07 2022
This week in history…(7 November – 13 November)
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November 7, 2022
8 November On 8 November 1965, Hirokazu Kanazawa held his second official grading at the Lyndhurst Hall dojo in London. Keinosuke Enoeda was also present at the grading. Ray Fuller was successful, receiving the temporary grade of 3rd Kyu. Between 8-11 November 1990, the 10th World Championships were held in Mexico City, Mexico. Tomoyuki Aihara …
- 100-Man Kumite, Andy Hug, BKI, Colin Williams, Danil Domdjoni, Dario Marchini, Darkhan Assadilov, Douglas Brose, Frank Nowak, Gichin Funakoshi, Hatsuo Royama, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Jeff Barwick, Jillian Toney, John Holdsworth, John Jarvis, Julie Nicholson, Julliet Toney, Keinosuke Enoeda, KUGB, Loek Hollander, Luis Maria Sanz, Mas Oyama, Molly Samuel, Ray Fuller, Shokei Matsui, Steve Arneil, Tatsuo Suzuki, Ticky Donovan, Vic Charles, Wayne Otto, Yoshihide Funakoshi, Yoshitaka Funakoshi
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Aug 01 2022
This week in history… (1 August – 7 August)
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August 1, 2022
3 August On 3 August 2016, it was announced by the IOC (International Olympic Committee), that Karate would be one of the new sports making its Olympic debut at the 2020 Games, held in Tokyo, Japan. It was the fulfilment of a dream for karatekas such as Antonio Diaz, Douglas Brose, and Rafael Aghayev. However, …
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Nov 08 2021
This week in history (8 November – 14 November)
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November 8, 2021
8 November On 8 November 1965, Hirokazu Kanazawa held his second official grading at the Lyndhurst Hall dojo in London. Keinosuke Enoeda was also present at the grading. Ray Fuller was successful, receiving the temporary grade of 3rd Kyu. Between 8-11 November 1990, the 10th World Championships were held in Mexico City, Mexico. Tomoyuki Aihara …
- 100-Man Kumite, Andy Hug, Colin Williams, Danil Domdjoni, Dario Marchini, Darkhan Assadilov, Douglas Brose, Ernesto Hoost, Frank Nowak, Gichin Funakoshi, Hatsuo Royama, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Jeff Barwick, Jillian Toney, JKA, John Holdsworth, John Jarvis, Julie Nicholson, Julliet Toney, K-1, Kanryo Higaonna, Keinosuke Enoeda, Kenwa Mabuni, KUGB, Loek Hollander, Luis Maria Sanz, Mas Oyama, Masaaki Satake, Molly Samuel, Peter Aerts, Pierre Guente, Ray Fuller, Shokei Matsui, Steve Arneil, Tatsuo Suzuki, Ticky Donovan, Tomoyuki Aihara, Vic Charles, Wayne Otto, Yasutsune Itosu, Yoshihide Funakoshi, Yoshitaka Funakoshi, Yuki Mimura, Yutaka Yaguchi
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Aug 02 2021
This week in history (2 August – 8 August)
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August 2, 2021
3 August On 3 August 2016, it was announced by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), that Karate would be one of the new sports making their Olympic debut at the 2020 Games, held in Tokyo, Japan. It was the fulfilment of a dream for karatekas such as Antonio Diaz, Douglas Brose, and Rafael Aghayev. However, …
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Feb 18 2021
John Jarvis
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February 18, 2021
I also took advice from my teacher on Jo fighting (stick approx. 120 cm long). He reminded me of the words of the great Miyamoto Musashi: “When you go on a long journey, think only about the next stop, not about the whole journey. When you fight many opponents, do the same.“ John Jarvis A …
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Dec 24 2020
Jacques Legree
Follow through with your choices. Jacques Legree Jacques Legree is a pioneer of Kyokushin Karate in France. An uchi-deshi of Kyokushin founder, Mas Oyama, he has done a lot to promote the art in the country. Legree was born on 11 February 1944 in Rennes, France. He grew up in a single parent family. His …
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