Tag: Mervyn Ettienne

Jul 26 2021

This week in history (26 July – 1 August)

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July 26, 2021

27 July On 27 July 1923 the founder of Kyokushin Karate, Matsutatsu (Mas) Oyama was born in Japanese occupied Korea. Born Choi Yeong-eui, he spent most of his life in Japan. He was a student of Gichin Funakoshi and later Gogen Yamaguchi. On 27 July 1985, the Karate Championships were held as part of the …

100-Man Kumite, Abdu Shaher, Andy Hug, Beverly Morris, Bob Poynton, Cecil Hackett, Geoff Thompson, Gichin Funakoshi, Gogen Yamaguchi, Henri Plee, Hideki Okamoto, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Hiroki Kurosawa, Hiroo Mochizuki, Hiroshi Shirai, Ivan Salaverry, Janice Argyle, JKA, Keinosuke Enoeda, KUGB, Liverpool Red Triangle Club, Mas Oyama, Mervyn Ettienne, Mie Nakayama, Osamu Ozawa, Steve Arneil, Taiji Kase, Takayuki Mikami, Tsuguo Sakumoto, Vic Charles, World Games

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Jul 23 2018

This week in history (23 July – 29 July)

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July 23, 2018

27 July On 27 July 1923 the founder of Kyokushin Karate, Matsutatsu Oyama was born in Japanese occupied Korea. Born as Choi Yeong-eui, spent most of his life in Japan. He was a student of Gichin Funakoshi and later Gogen Yamaguchi. He founded his own style of Kyokushin in 1957. ******************************************** On 27 July 1985 the Karate Championships were held …