21 November On 21 November 1982, the 6th World Championships commenced in Taipei, Taiwan, finishing on 25 November. Japan continued their dominance of World Karate by topping the medal table with six golds, two silvers and four bronzes. Mie Nakayama began her dominance of the Women’s Individual Kata event by winning the first of her …
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Nov 21 2022
This week in history…(21 November – 27 November)
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November 21, 2022
- Aidan Trimble, AJKA, Alexandra Recchia, Alfie Borg, Allesandro Gardinali, Andy Sherry, Antonio Diaz, Azdin Rghioui, Beverly Morris, Billy Blanks, Cecil Hackett, Chojun Miyagi, Damien Dovey, Dario Marchini, David Coulter, Elisa Au, Emilie Thouy, Geoff Thompson, George Kotaka, Gichin Funakoshi, Giuseppe di Domenico, Gonzalo Rodriguez, Guusje van Mourik, Hajime Takashima, Henri Plee, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Hironori Ohtsuka, Ibrahim Gary, ISKF, ITKF, Jerome Atkinson, Jillian Toney, Jim Collins, JKA, Joy Cujic, Junior Lefevre, kanban uechi, kanyei uechi, Kenji Grillon, Kenji Midori, Leslie Safar, Logan Da Costa, Lolita Dona, Lucie Ignace, Luigi Busa, Luis Maria Sanz, Masafumi Shiomitsu, Masashi Koyama, Mathieu Cossou, Mie Nakayama, Mitsusuke Harada, Molly Samuel, Nadege Ait-Ibrahim, Nadir Benaissa, Pasquell Acri, Pat McKay, Peter Spanton, rafael aghayev, Ray Dalke, rika usami, Ryoke Abe, Salim Bendiab, Seiji Nishimura, Setsuko Takagi, Shokei Matsui, SKGB, Snezana Pantic, Sosui Ichikawa, Steve Arneil, Stewart McKinnon, Suzuko Okamura, Tadahiko Ohtsuka, Taiji Kase, Takashi Katada, Takuma Kouketsu, Tatsuo Suzuki, Terry O'Neill, Thomas LaPuppet, Ticky Donovan, Tiffany Fanjat, Tokey Hill, Toru Arakawa, Tsuguo Sakumoto, Vic Charles, Wayne Otto, Willie Thomas, WUKO, Yoshitaka Funakoshi, Yvette Bryan
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Jun 07 2021
This week in history (7 June – 13 June)
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June 7, 2021
7 June On 7 June 1935 Shotokan master and former Technical Director of the Japan Karate Association (JKA), Tetsuhiko Asai was born in Ehime Prefecture, Japan. As a boy, Asai had trained in Sumo, Judo, and Kendo. He became interested in Karate after seeing a karateka defeat a boxer in a fight. Upon entering Takushoku …
- Andy Sherry, Antonio Diaz, BKF, fred gille, Hirokazu Kanazawa, James Field, JKA, Keinosuke Enoeda, KUGB, Luigi Busa, Masao Kagawa, Masatoshi Nakayama, Maynard Minor, Michael Dewey, rafael aghayev, Ray Fuller, Robin Rielly, SEKU, Shoko Sato, Steve Arneil, Takayuki Mikami, teruyuki okazaki, Tetsuhiko Asai, Vernon Bell
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Dec 08 2020
Rafael Aghayev
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December 8, 2020
For me, Karate is my life. It is in Karate that I started to take my first steps, and I will stay in the sport until I die. Rafael Aghayev Known as the ‘Panther of the East‘, Rafael Aghayev is one of the most successful competitors. He is a 5-time World Champion and an 11-time …
- Alexandre Biamonti, Antonio Espinoza, Azerbaijan, Diego Vandeschrick, European Championships, Georgios Tzanos, Islamic Solidarity Games, Ivan Leal, Luigi Busa, Noah Bitsch, Oscar Vazquez, rafael aghayev, Rafael Mammadov, René Smaal, Spyridon Margaritopoulos, Tamar Adelraouf, World Championships, Yerghan Kozhayev
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Nov 23 2020
This week in history (23 November – 29 November)
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November 23, 2020
23 November On 23 November 1963, Shotokai master, Mitsusuke Harada gave a Karate demonstration at the Royal Albert Hall, during the National Judo Championships. Judo great, Kenishiro Abbe’s organisation, the British Budo Council, had invited Harada. On 23 November 1986, the third day of the 8th WUKO World Karate Championships took place in Sydney, Australia. …
- 100-Man Kumite, Antonio Diaz, Atsuko Wakai, Billy Blanks, CW Nichol, Damien Dovey, David Coulter, Donn Draegar, Frank Cope, Fumihiro Tanabe, Geoff Thompson, George Kotaka, Gichin Funakoshi, Guusje van Mourik, Henri Plee, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Hironori Ohtsuka, Junior Lefevre, kanban uechi, kanyei uechi, Luigi Busa, Masafumi Shiomitsu, Masatoshi Nakayama, Mie Nakayama, Mitsusuke Harada, Molly Samuel, Nihon University, Pat McKay, rafael aghayev, rika usami, Snezana Pantic, Suzuko Okamura, Tadahiko Ohtsuka, Taiji Kase, Takashi Katada, Takuma Kouketsu, Tokey Hill, Toru Arakawa, Tsuguo Sakumoto, Vic Charles, WUKO, yoshimi inoue, Yoshitaka Funakoshi
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Nov 25 2019
This week in history (25 November – 1 December)
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November 25, 2019
25 November On 25 November 1948 the founder of the Okinawan Karate style Uechi-ryu, Kanbun Uechi, died aged 71. Born into a family of farmers, in 1897 Uechi fled his native Okinawa to avoid conscription into the Japanese army. He travelled to Fuzhou (Fuchou) in the Fukien Province of China. Looking to learn martial arts, …
- Aidan Trimble, Alexandra Recchia, Andy Sherry, Antonio Diaz, Atsuko Wakai, Azdin Rghioui, Billy Blanks, Chojun Miyagi, CW Nichol, David Coulter, Donn Draegar, Ei'ichi Miyazato, Emilie Thouy, Frank Cope, Gichin Funakoshi, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Hiroshi Shirai, Ibrahim Gary, kanban uechi, kanyei uechi, Keinosuke Enoeda, Kenji Grillon, KUGB, Logan Da Costa, Lolita Dona, Lucie Ignace, Luigi Busa, Malcolm Dorfman, Maria Victoria Moreno, Marina Sasso, Masaji Taira, Masatomi Takagi, Masatoshi Nakayama, Mathieu Cossou, Mie Nakayama, Nadege Ait-Ibrahim, Nadir Benaissa, rafael aghayev, rika usami, Salim Bendiab, Satoshi Miyazaki, SKGB, ski, Sosui Ichikawa, Suzuko Okamura, Tadahiko Ohtsuka, Ted Hedlund, Tiffany Fanjat, Tokey Hill, World Shotokan Karate Association, WSKA, yoshimi inoue
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