10 July On 10 July 1963, Motokuni Sugiura (a future Chief Instructor of the JKA) resigned as a director of the JKA. In April of the following year, he became a full-time Physical Education Karate Instructor at Asia University. Between 10-14 July 2019, Yasunori Ogura was a guest instructor with Koji Chubachi at the JKA …
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Jul 10 2023
This week in history…(10 July – 16 July)
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July 10, 2023
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Jan 20 2023
Kazuhiro Sawada
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January 20, 2023
A true karateka must exercise, self-control, be non-aggressive, and avoid confrontation. Kazuhiro Sawada A longtime member of the JKA (Japanese Karate Association), Kazuhiro Sawada has been at the forefront of helping to establish Shotokan Karate in Belgium. Like many of the JKA Masters of his generation, he is very technical. Kazuhiro Sawada was born on …
- BAKF, Bruno Lorefice, Brussels University, Dirk Heene, Hideo Tomita, Hirokazu Kanazawa, IAKF World Championships, Japanese, JKA, Joko Ibata, Kazuhiro Sawada, Masahiko Tanaka, Masataka Mori, Masatoshi Nakayama, Motokuni Sugiura, Norihiko Iida, Norimasa Hayakawa, Satoshi Miyazaki, Sergio Gneo, Taiji Kase, Taisho University, Tatsuya Naka, Yasunori Ogura, yoshiharu osaka, Yoshinobu Ohta
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Jan 04 2023
Tomio Imamura
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January 4, 2023
First be taught; learning comes later; Tomio Imarura Known for his quiet demeanour, Tomio Imamura has been described as a “brilliant technician“, known for his exceptional kumite. A two-time world champion, he is one of the best fighters of his generation. Tomio Imamura was born on 7 October 1958, in Kagoshima, Japan. Imamura attended Takushoku …
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Dec 19 2022
This week in history…(19 December – 25 December)
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December 19, 2022
19 December On 19 December 1963 Vernon Bell received a letter from Masatomo Takagi, the General Manager of the JKA (Japan Karate Association), requesting that the BKF (British Karate Federation) officially act as the authorized representative of the JKA in Britain. Earlier that year Bell had received a letter from Takagi indicating that Tetsuji Murakami …
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Oct 24 2022
This week in history…(24 October – 30 October)
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October 24, 2022
24 October On 24 October 1996, the High Court of Tokyo upheld an earlier decision regarding Mas Oyama’s last will. On 31 March 1995 Judge Atsushi Watanabe of the Tokyo Court of Family Affairs ruled that Oyama’s verbal will was invalid as it had not been signed by him, only by the witnesses. His family …
- 100 Kata Challenge, AAKF, Chojun Miyagi, Choki Motobu, Chomo Hanashiro, Chosin Chibana, Chotoku Kyan, Dave Coulter, FIK, Genwa Nakasone, Gichin Funakoshi, Gojuro Harada, Henri Plee, Hidetaka Nishiyama, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Hiroo Mochizuki, Hiroshi Kamata, Hiroshi Shoji, JKA, Juhatsu Kyoda, Jurgen Seydel, Karin Prinsloo, keigo abe, Mas Oyama, Masahiko Tanaka, Masataka Mori, Masatoshi Nakayama, Olympics, Shinpan Gusukama, shiro asano, SKI (GB), SKIEF, Stan Schmidt, Thomas Morikawa, Vernon Bell, Vladimiro Malatesti, Waseda University, Yasu Uyehara, Yutaka Yaguchi
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Jun 24 2022
Masataka Mori
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June 24, 2022
Everybody who comes to Karate in the beginning thinks they’re learning how to defend themselves and be good at fighting, but I like to teach the moral aspect of it. If I teach this, the technique and spirit of my students join together. Masataka Mori Known as “hawk eyes” because of his intense stare, Masataka …
- Akihito Isaka, Eugene Watanabe, George Sasano, Gichin Funakoshi, Gosei Yamaguchi, Hidetaka Nishiyama, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Hiroshi Orito, Hiroshi Shirai, Hiroshi Shoji, Hokubei Karate-do Shihankai, Japanese, JKA, Keinosuke Enoeda, Kenneth Funakoshi, Koji Chubachi, Masataka Mori, Masatoshi Nakayama, Maynard Miner, Nakahara Faction, Nobuyuki Nakahara, Robert Fusaro, Shigeru Takashina, SKDI, Takashoku University, Takayuki Mikami, teruyuki okazaki, Tetsuhiko Asai, Thomas Morikawa, Yasu Uyehara, Yasunori Ogura, Yutaka Yaguchi
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Jun 17 2022
George Cofield
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June 17, 2022
We’ve got to get the kids interested in Karate, to give them a view to helping them discover an interest which will sustain them through their adolescence. We must give them pride about themselves and encourage them to realise what they can accomplish through the use of their own energies. George Cofield A pioneer of …
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Dec 20 2021
This week in history (20 December – 26 December)
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December 20, 2021
21 December On 21 December 1957 Trevor Guilfoyle and Gerald Tucker become the first karateka in Britain to be graded to 3rd kyu, under the British Karate Federation (BKF). The grading was conducted by Vernon Bell at 12 Maybush Road, Hornchurch, London. Guilfoyle and Tucker were two of Bell’s earliest students, taking part in the …
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Oct 25 2021
This week in history (25 October – 31 October)
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October 25, 2021
25 October On 25 October 1936 several Karate masters gathered for a special meeting in Naha, Okinawa. While not attended by Gichin Funakoshi, this meeting was attended by Chomo Hanashiro, Chotoku Kyan, Choki Motobu, Chojun Miyagi, Choshin Chibana, Juhatsu Kyoda, Shinpan Gusukuma, Genwa Nakasone, and others. Funakoshi would attend subsequent meetings. Chomo Hanashiro had first …
- 100 Kata Challenge, AAKF, David Coulter, FIK, Gojuro Harada, Henri Plee, Hidetaka Nishiyama, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Hiroo Mochizuki, Hiroshi Kamata, Hiroshi Shirai, Howard Collins, Jurgen Seydel, Karin Prinsloo, keigo abe, Masahiko Tanaka, Masataka Mori, Masatoshi Nakayama, National Collegiate Championships, Ray Dalke, shiro asano, ski, SKIEF, SKIF, Stan Schmidt, Thomas Morikawa, Vernon Bell, Vladimiro Malatesti, Waseda University, World Open Tournament, Yasu Uyehara
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Oct 15 2021
John Mullin
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October 15, 2021
A Sensei never stops learning, never stops growing. John Mullin Holding the rank of 8th Dan, John Mullin has been practising Karate for over 60 years. He has had the opportunity to train with many of the top instructors from around the world. John Mullin was born in New York around 1945. His father was …
- American, Ed van Veen, Fred Serricchio, Hidetaka Nishiyama, Hirokazu Kanazawa, IAKF World Championships, JKA, John Mullin, keigo abe, Masahiko Tanaka, Masataka Mori, Masataki Mori, Masatoshi Nakayama, Maynard Miner, Mikio Yahara, Richard Amos, Takayuki Mikami, teruyuki okazaki, Tetsuhiko Asai, WTKO, yoshiharu osaka, Yutaka Yaguchi
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