6 September On 6 September 2016 Walter Seaton, one of the first Wado-Ryu black belts in the UK, died aged 80 years. Seaton was born in Middlesbrough and was one of the first instructors to teach Karate to women at his dojo. A family man, Seaton and his wife Eva had six children, twenty-two grandchildren, …
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Sep 05 2022
This week in history…(5 September – 11 September)
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September 5, 2022
- AAKF, Andy Hug, BKF, BKI, charles mack, Chojiro Tani, chris adamou, Colin Williams, Eddie Whitcher, Hideo Tomita, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Jack Johnson, JKA, JKR, Katsunori Tsuyama, Kazuaki Kurihara, Keinosuke Enoeda, Kiyoshi Yamazaki, Maasaki Ueki, Mai Shiina, Masatoshi Nakayama, Michael Randall, Mike Peachey, nick Adamou, Robert Fusaro, Shigeru Kimura, Tadashi Nakamura, Tommy Morris, Vernon Bell, Walter Seaton, Will Mannion, Yasuhiro Konishi, Yasunori Ogura, yoshiharu osaka, Yoshinobu Ohta
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Aug 16 2020
Shigeru Takashina
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August 16, 2020
If I make will, I can kill you, but it is not my character…. My main goal now is to educate people in more than just show Karate but in the cultural Karate, the real cultural benefits [of Karate]. Shigeru Takashina Shigeru Takashina was a true stalwart of the Japan Karate Association (JKA). A graduate …
- AAKF, Carol See Tai, Hideo Ochi, Hidetaka Nishiyama, Hiroshi Shirai, ISKF, JKA, Jose Ferrand, Keisuke Nemoto, Maasaki Ueki, Masahiko Tanaka, Masataka Mori, Masatoshi Nakayama, Ryukoku University, SAKA, Shigeru Takashina, Takayuki Mikami, teruyuki okazaki, Tom Leeman, Toru Yamaguchi, WKF, Yoshimasa Takahashi, Yutaka Yaguchi
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Aug 15 2020
Masao Kagawa
Of course, there are heavier kata and there are lighter kata and for my body type, the heavier kata are more natural. But it is important to not only do what you are good at. In fact, it is more important to practice what you are not good at in order to create balance in …
- Akihito Isaka, Hideo Yamamoto, IOC, JKA, JKS, JSKA, Kanto University Championships, keigo abe, Koji Arimoto, KWF, Maasaki Ueki, Masahiko Tanaka, Masao Kagawa, Masatoshi Nakayama, Masayoshi Kagawa, Mikio Yahara, Nobuyuki Nakahara, Takato Souma, Takumi Sugino, Teikyo University, Tetsuhiko Asai, Tsuguo Sakumoto, yoshiharu osaka
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Aug 13 2020
Hideo Ochi
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August 13, 2020
Kime means that the technique is performed at maximum speed and that the entire musculature in the final moment is contracted. If the technique is performed quickly but without kime in the final phase, it can lead to damage to the joint and, for lack of control, to injury to the opponent. This means: without kime, i.e. …
- Andy Sherry, Billy Higgins, DKB, Hideo Ochi, Hidetaka Nishiyama, Hirokazu Kanazawa, IAKF, JKA, Katsunori Tsuyama, Keinosuke Enoeda, Maasaki Ueki, Masahiko Tanaka, Masatoshi Nakayama, Mikio Yahara, Norimasa Hayakawa, Takeshi Oishi, Takushoku University, teruyuki okazaki, Tomie Ochi, Toshihiro Mori, Wolfgang Hagedorn, yoshiharu osaka, Yoshimasa Takahashi, Yukichi Tabata
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Aug 12 2020
Satoshi Miyazaki
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August 12, 2020
An enormous discipline was required and our exercises were always based on the kihon. Satoshi Miyazaki Many people outside of the JKA may not have heard of Satoshi Miyazaki. A contemporary of JKA legends such as Keinosuke Enoeda, Hideo Ochi and Maasaki Ueki, he was known for his strong Karate, especially for his murderous kicks. As head of …
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Aug 09 2020
Masahiko Tanaka
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August 9, 2020
You must learn not only how to make Karate natural to you but also how to strengthen your body without stressing it more than necessary. Masahiko Tanaka Nicknamed ‘Hasha’, meaning champion, Masahiko Tanaka is one of the most technically gifted and dynamic kumite masters to come out of the JKA. He was blessed with speed …
- Best Karate, Billy Higgins, Bruno De Michelis, FAJKO, Federation of All Japan Karatedo Organizations, Fujikiyo Omura, keigo abe, Maasaki Ueki, Malcolm Fischer, Masahiko Tanaka, Masao Kagawa, Masatoshi Nakayama, Mikio Yahara, Motokuni Sugiura, Nihon University, Nobuyuki Nakahara, Norihiko Lida, Norimasa Hayakawa, Ryochi Sasagawa, Takenori Imura, Takeshi Oishi, Tanaka – The Master, Tetsuhiko Asai, Toshihiro Mori, WUKO, yoshiharu osaka, Yukichi Tabata, Yutaka Yaguchi
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Aug 09 2020
Dave Hazard
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August 9, 2020
A good Shotokan karateka doesn’t make Shotokan good or a bad karateka make Shotokan bad. Dave Hazard Dave Hazard has earned legendary status in British Karate. He has trained under some of the true legends of Shotokan Karate. Keinosuke Enoeda was his long time instructor. He also trained in Japan under Masatoshi Nakayama in the …
- Andy Sherry, Billy Higgins, Bob Poynton, dave hazard, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Hiroshi Shoji, JKA, keigo abe, Keinosuke Enoeda, KUGB, Maasaki Ueki, Masahiko Tanaka, Masatoshi Nakayama, Mick Dewey, Mikio Yahara, Norihiko Iida, pauline laville, Ray Fuller, Sadashige Kato, SEKU, Shotokan, Takeshi Oishi, Terry O'Neill, Tetsuhiko Asai, Toru Yamaguchi, Vernon Bell, yoshiharu osaka
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Aug 09 2020
Tetsuhiko Asai
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August 9, 2020
In the past not everybody could do Karate in the standard way, particularly after the war, there was a closed-off mentality, a physical hardness in karate, aiming primarily to build spirit, rather than effective martial arts technique. Many people in Shotokan had, and still have, closed minds thinking this is the only way to do …
- Akihito Isaka, Andre Bertel, Chen Hong-zong, Chen Hui-zhu, Gichin Funakoshi, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Hiroshi Shirai, Jan Knobel, JKA, JKS, JSK, keigo abe, Keinosuke Enoeda, Kenneth Funakoshi, Kousaku Yokota, KWF, Maasaki Ueki, Masahiko Tanaka, Masao Kagawa, Masatoshi Nakayama, Mikio Yahara, Nobuyuki Nakahara, Satoshi Miyazaki, Takayuki Mikami, Tetsuhiko Asai, Toru Iwaizumi, yoshiharu osaka
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Aug 09 2020
Keinosuke Enoeda
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August 9, 2020
Now we have ‘Sport Karate‘ which I understand is to help maintain the interest in Karate. Traditional Karate-do is a ‘martial art’ which requires both physical and mental training for the whole mind and body. There are many benefits which can be gained with practice, by both young and old throughout your whole life. If …
- Andy Sherry, BKF, Bob Poynton, Budokwai, charles mack, charles naylor, dave hazard, Dean Hodgkin, East University Karate Championships, Elwyn Hall, Frank Brennan, Frank Smith, Gary Harford, Gichin Funakoshi, Gogen Yamaguchi, Hideo Tomita, Hidetaka Nishiyama, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Hironori Otsuka, Hiroshi Shirai, Hiroshi Shoji, JKA, John Chisholm, keigo abe, Keinosuke Enoeda, Kinhide Takechi, KUGB, Maasaki Ueki, Masao Kawasoe, Masatoshi Nakayama, Norihiko Iida, pauline bindra, Ronnie Canning, Sadashige Kato, Satoshi Miyazaki, Stan Schmidt, Taiji Kase, Takushoku University, Terry O'Neill, teruyuki okazaki, Tetsuhiko Asai, Vernon Bell, Yoshinobu Ohta
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Aug 08 2020
Yoshiharu Osaka
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August 8, 2020
Sports Karate is so popular but the career span is only 10 to 15 years, you retire by 35 maybe? but traditional Karate is life long, you also practice and benefit in your 70’s, understand body limitations, appreciate the mental aspects, how mind and spirit are together. Lifetime dedication is so important. Yoshiharu Osaka Watching …
- Best Karate, fukuoka prefecture, Gogen Yamaguchi, Hideo Ochi, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Hironori Otsuka, Hwang Kee, IAKF World Championships, Jee do kwan, JKA Grand Champion, JKA Instructors Course, JKA All Japan Karate Championships, Kata Man, Katsunori Tsuyama, Katsyuya Miyahira, keigo abe, Kenei Mabuni, Kwai Byeung Yun, Liquid in Motion, Maasaki Ueki, Masahiko Tanaka, Masao Kagawa, Masastoshi Nakayama, Masayoshi Kagawa, Mikio Yahara, Moo do kwan, Motokuni Sugiura, Norimasa Hayakawa, Shihankai, Takayuki Mikami, Takushoku University, Technically perfect, Tetsuhiko Asai, World Invitational Karate Tournament, yoshiharu osaka, Yoshimasa Takahashi
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