31 January On 31 January 1999 Keigo Abe resigned from the Matsuno faction of the JKA. Masatoshi Nakayama, the Chief Instructor of the JKA, died in 1987. Tokyo businessman, Nobuyuki Nakahara became the Chairman of the JKA. A number of instructors, led by Tetsuhiko Asai, disagreed with the decision. This led to a split in …
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Jan 30 2023
This week in history…(30 January – 5 February)
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January 30, 2023
- Akihito Isaka, BKF, chris adamou, Eddie Whitcher, eska, Francisco Egea, Greg Durrant, Hirokazu Kanazawa, JKA, John Van Weenen, keigo abe, Keinosuke Enoeda, Masaaki Ueki, Masahiko Tanaka, Masao Kagawa, Masatoshi Nakayama, Michael Manning, Michael Nursey, Michael Randall, Mikio Yahara, Motokuni Sugiura, nick Adamou, Osamu Ozawa, Tetsuhiko Asai, Tetsuji Murakami, Vernon Bell, yoshiharu osaka
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Jul 18 2022
This week in history… (18 July – 24 July)
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July 18, 2022
18 July On 18 July 1959, Tetsuji Murakami made his first-ever visit to England to teach for the BKF (British Karate Federation). He also conducted a number of gradings at 12 Maybush Road, Hornchurch, Essex. On 18 July 1963 Vernon Bell received a letter from his German counterpart, Jurgen Seydel, informing him that Tetsuji Murakami …
- 100-Man Kumite, Allan Smith, Andy Sherry, BKF, Bob Poynton, FAJKO, Hoang Nam, Howard Collins, Jigaro Kano, JKA, John Ashton, Jurgen Seydel, Katsuaki Sato, Keinosuke Enoeda, KUGB, Liverpool Red Triangle Club, Mas Oyama, Michael Manning, Minoru Mochizuki, Miyuki Miura, morihei ueshiba, pauline bindra, Ryochi Sasakawa, Sadashige Kato, Seiji Isobe, Shokei Matsui, Steve Arneil, Terry O'Neill, Terutomo Yamazaki, Tetsuji Murakami, Vernon Bell
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Feb 01 2022
On this day….(February 1)
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February 1, 2022
On 1 February 1960, Michael Manning became the first British Karate Federation (BKF) student to grade to 1st kyu. Manning was one of Vernon Bell‘s original Karate students. He was nineteen when he started training with Bell in Jiujitsu in 1956. Manning was described as having a withered right arm. By the time he graded, …
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Jul 19 2021
This week in history (19 July – 25 July)
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July 19, 2021
19 July On 19 July 1957 Hoang Nam, working on behalf of the French Karate Federation, conducted his first lesson and grading for the British Karate Federation (BKF) at 12 Maybush Road, Hornchurch, Essex. On 19 July 1957, the first black and white film was taken by Independent Television News (ITN) showing Karate training in …
- 100-Man Kumite, Allan Smith, Andy Sherry, BKF, Bob Poynton, FAJKO, Hoang Nam, Howard Collins, Jigaro Kano, John Ashton, Katsuaki Sato, Keinosuke Enoeda, KUGB, Mas Oyama, Michael Manning, Minoru Mochizuki, Miyuki Mimura, morihei ueshiba, pauline bindra, ryoichi sasakawa, Sadashige Kato, Seiji Isobe, Seiji Nishimura, Shokei Matsui, Steve Arneil, Terry O'Neill, Terutomo Yamazaki, Tetsuji Murakami, Tokey Hill, Vernon Bell, Yukiyoshi Marutani
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Feb 01 2021
This week in history (1 Feb – 7 Feb)
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February 1, 2021
1 February On 1 February 1960, Michael Manning became the first British Karate Federation (BKF) student to grade to 1st kyu. Manning was one of Vernon Bell‘s original Karate students. He was nineteen when he started training with Bell in Jiujitsu in 1956. Manning was described as having a withered right arm. By the time …
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Jan 27 2020
This week in history (27 January – 2 February)
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January 27, 2020
27 January On 27 January 1934, Raymond Fuller, one of the students present at the founding of the Karate Union of Great Britain (KUGB), was born. Fuller started his Karate training in January of 1964 at Vernon Bell‘s Horseshoe pub dojo, located in London. At the time the British Karate Federation (BKF) were affiliated with …
- Akihito Isaka, Alan Whicker, BKF, Gichin Funakoshi, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Hironori Ohtsuka, Jim Alcheik, JKA, keigo abe, KUGB, Masaaki Ueki, Masahiko Tanaka, Masao Kagawa, Masatoshi Nakayama, Matsuno Faction, Michael Manning, Mikio Yahara, Nakahara Faction, Nobuyuki Nakahara, Osamu Ozawa, Raymond Fuller, Tetsuhiko Asai, Tetsuji Murakami, Thames Karate, Traditional Karate Tournament, Vernon Bell, Yoseikan, yoshiharu osaka
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Jul 15 2019
This week in history (15 July – 21 July)
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July 15, 2019
18 July On 18 July 1959 Tetsuji Murakami made his first ever visit to England to teach for the British Karate Federation (BKF). He also conducted a number gradings at 12 Maybush Road, Hornchurch, Essex. ******************************************** On 18 July 1963 Vernon Bell received a letter from his German counterpart, Jurgen Seydel, informing him that Tetsuji …
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Mar 04 2019
This week in history (4 Mar – 10 Mar)
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March 4, 2019
4 March On 4 March 1952 David Frederick Hazard, a well-respected Shotokan Karate practitioner, was born in Bow, East London. Dave Hazard began his Karate training aged sixteen at the KUGB affiliated Blackfriars Karate Club, under the instruction of Keinosuke Enoeda. Like most martial artists who had started training at the time, Hazard had begun …
- ASK, charles mack, crown prince hirohito, dave hazard, Eddie Whitcher, eska, Gichin Funakoshi, Harry Jones, Henri Plee, Hirokazu Kanazawa, ISKA, JKA, John Van Weenen, Keinosuke Enoeda, Masatoshi Nakayama, Michael Manning, Michael Nursey, Mick Randall, Mike Dewey, norikazu kanna, Roger Hall, SEKU, shiro asano, Vernon Bell
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Jan 28 2019
This week in history (28 Jan – 3 Feb)
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January 28, 2019
29 January On 29 January 1962, one of the founders of the French Karate movement, Jim Alcheik, was assassinated, aged only 31. Alchiek is  widely regarded as one of the greatest martial artists to come out of Europe. He held a 4th Dan in Aikido, a 2nd Dan in Karate, a 2nd Dan in Kendo and …
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Jul 16 2018
This week in history (16 July – 22 July)
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July 16, 2018
18 July On 18 July 1959 Tetsuji Murakami made his first ever visit to England to teach for the British Karate Federation (BKF). He also conducted a number gradings at 12 Maybush Road, Hornchurch, Essex.  ******************************************** On 18 July 1963 Vernon Bell received a letter from his German counterpart, Jurgen Seydel, informing him that Tetsuji Murakami was not an official representative of the JKA …
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