1 November On 1 November 1947, Tsuyoshi Hiroshige was born in Kokura, now known as Kita Kyushu City, Japan. A phenomenal instructor, Tsuyoshi Hiroshige was known as a master trainer. He has trained multiple World Champions and All Japan Champions, including Kenji Midori, Kenji Yamaki, Hajime Kazumi, and Norichika Tsukamoto. Between 1-3 November 1975, 128 …
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Nov 01 2021
This week in history (1 November – 7 November)
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November 1, 2021
- Akira Masuda, Andy Hug, Bobby Lowe, Caylor Adkins, Charles Martin, Eddie Whitcher, Francisco Filho, Gichin Funakoshi, Hajime Kazumi, Hatsuo Royama, Henri Plee, Hidetaka Nishiyama, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Hiroki Kurosawa, Hiroshi Shoji, Howard Collins, IKO-1, Isao Obata, JKA, JKA Instructors Course, Katsuaki Sato, Keinosuke Enoeda, Kenji Midori, Kenji Yamaki, Masaji Yamaguchi, Masatoshi Nakayama, Mitsusuke Harada, Seiji Isobe, Shokei Matsui, Taiji Kase, Terutomo Yamazaki, Tetsuji Murakami, Toru Iwaizumi, Toshikazu Sato, Tsutomu Ohshima, Tsuyoshi Hiroshige, Vernon Bell, Yoshinobu Ohta
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Nov 02 2020
This week in history (2 November – 8 November)
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November 2, 2020
3 November On 3 November 1954, Mitsusuke Harada was awarded the rank of 5th Dan, presented to him by Gichin Funakoshi. Harada started his Karate training in November 1943, under Genshin Hironishi, a student of Funakoshi. Harada received his 1st Dan in 1951. He started teaching Karate for the Physical Education department at Waseda University …
- Akira Masuda, Andy Hug, BKF, Caylor Adkins, Eddie Whitcher, Genshin Hironishi, Gichin Funakoshi, Henri Plee, Hidetaka Nishiyama, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Hiroshi Shoji, Isao Obata, ITKF, JKA, Kanki Izumikawa, Katsuya Kisaka, Keinosuke Enoeda, Kenji Midori, Masaji Yamaguchi, Masatoshi Nakayama, Mitsusuke Harada, SAC, Shigeru Egami, Shokei Matsui, Taiji Kase, Tetsuji Murakami, Toru Iwaizumi, Tsutomu Ohshima, Tsuyoshi Hiroshige, Vernon Bell, Yoshinobu Ohta
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Aug 09 2020
Tetsuji Murakami
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August 9, 2020
My aim, and everybody’s aim in Karate, must be the same, perfection. But it cannot be reached. I will be an old man, and I will still want to learn some more about Karate. I will still want to make some movement better. Karate never ends if a man takes it seriously. Tetsuji Murakami Tetsuji …
- Association Shotokai-France, BKF, Gichin Funakoshi, Henri Plee, Jim Alchiek, JKA, Jurgen Seydel, Kenwa Mabuni, Luis de Carvalho, Masaji Yamaguchi, masatomo takagi, Minoru Mochizuki, Mitsusuke Harada, Murakami-Kai, Pierre-Jean Boyer, Shigeru Egami, Tetsuji Murakami, Vernon Bell, Vladimiro Malatesti, Yoseikan
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Jul 23 2020
Jim Alcheik
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July 23, 2020
It is arguable that the name Jim Alcheik is not as revered as it should be in martial arts circles. Alcheik was a true pioneer of martial arts in Europe, being one of the first Europeans to train in Japan. He was proficient in Aikido, Kendo, Karate and Judo. Vernon Bell, the father of British Karate, described …
- Anton Geesink, Arab-Berber, Charles de Gaulle, Claude Urvois, Duperré, Gichin Funakoshi, Henri Plee, Hiroo Mochizuki, Jigoro Kano, Jim Alcheik, Jim Alchiek, Kenwa Mabuni, Kisshomaru Ueshiba, Kyuzo Mifune, Masaji Yamaguchi, Minoro Mochizuki, Mitsuhiro Kondo, morihei uesiba, oas, Organisation Armée Secréte, Raymond Sasia, Shito-ryu, Shoji Sugiyama, Terry Wingrove, Tetsuji Murakami, Vernon Bell, Yoseikan
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Oct 28 2019
This week in history (28 October – 3 November)
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October 28, 2019
28 October On 28 October 1939 Keigo Abe was born in Iyoshi, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. A direct student of Masatoshi Nakayama, Abe graduated from the JKA Instructors Program in 1965. He was a long-serving instructor at the Japan Karate Association’s Hombu. After the JKA split in 1990 he became Technical Director of the JKA (Matsuno …
- Genshin Hironishi, Gichin Funakoshi, Henri Plee, Hirokazu Kanazawa, JKA, JSKA, keigo abe, Keinosuke Enoeda, Masaji Yamaguchi, Masatoshi Nakayama, Matsuno Faction, Mitsusuke Harada, Shigeru Egami, shiro asano, SKI (GB), SKIEF, SKIF, Tadao Okuyama, Takushoku University, Tetsuji Murakami, Tsutomu Ohshima, Waseda University, Yoshinobu Ohta
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Oct 29 2018
This week in history (29 October – 4 November)
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October 29, 2018
29 October On 29 October 1939 Shiro Asano was born in Tokyo. A student of Masatoshi Nakayama, Asano attended the Takushoku University becoming a prominent member of the university’s famed Karate club. In 1957 he won the inaugural All Japan Universities Championship. This was followed by another win in 1958. After graduating from university Asano enrolled on the Japan …
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Oct 30 2017
This week in history (30 October – 5 November)
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October 30, 2017
3 November On 3 November 1954, Master Mitsusuke Harada was awarded the rank of Godan (5th dan), presented to him by Master Gichin Funakoshi. Harada started his karate training in November 1943, under Genshin Hironishi, a student of Master Funakoshi. Harada received his Shodan (1st dan) in 1951. He started teaching Karate for the Physical Education department at Waseda University, …
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