6 March On 6 March 1921, Gichin Funakoshi, the founder of Shotokan Karate, led a Karate demonstration in front of Crown Prince Hirohito. The demonstration was performed at the Great Hall of Shuri Castle, in Okinawa. Crown Prince Hirohito had visited Okinawa while en route to a visit to Europe. The ship’s captain, Captain Norikazu …
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Mar 06 2023
This week in history…(6 March – 12 March)
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March 6, 2023
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Jan 30 2023
This week in history…(30 January – 5 February)
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January 30, 2023
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 …
- 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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Feb 04 2022
On this day….(February 4)
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February 4, 2022
On 4 February 1949, Michael Nursey, a founding member of the English Shotokan Karate Association (ESKA) was born. Nursey started training in Karate when he was eighteen, under Keinosuke Enoeda and John Van Weenen. After achieving his 4th Kyu Nursey continued his training with Hirokazu Kanazawa, Shiro Asano and Michael Randall. Nursey gained is 1st …
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Mar 08 2021
This week in history (8 March – 16 March)
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March 8, 2021
8 March On 8 March 1945, Roger Hall a founding member of the English Shotokan Karate Association (ESKA), was born. Hall had originally started learning Wado-ryu but switched to Shotokan Karate in 1966. He received his 1st Dan in from Hirokazu Kanazawa in 1972. In 1974 he received his 2nd Dan from Shiro Asano and …
- 100-Man Kumite, Bernard Cherix, Daniel Sanchez, Eddie Whitcher, Gichin Funakoshi, Hajime Kazumi, Harry Jones, Henri Plee, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Hiroo Mochizuki, John Van Weenen, Jurgen Seydal, Masao Kawasoe, Michael Billman, Michael Nursey, Mick Randall, Roger Hall, Sadashige Kato, Shokei Matsui, Vernon Bell, Vladimiro Malatesti
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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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Mar 02 2020
This week in history (2 March – 8 March)
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March 2, 2020
2 March On 2 March 1955, Henri Plee was a founding member of the Federation Francais de Karate et Boxe Libre. He became the Federation’s first General Secretary. On 2 March 1960, Gichin Funakoshi’s eldest son, Yoshihide, died aged 71. Yoshihide Funakoshi is not as well known as his more talented younger brother Yoshitaka (Gigo). …
- Billy Higgins, bob rhodes, charles mack, crown prince hirohito, dave hazard, Eddie Whitcher, eska, Gichin Funakoshi, Harry Jones, Henri Plee, Hirokazu Kanazawa, JKA, JKA Instructors Course, John Van Weenen, Keinosuke Enoeda, KUGB, Masatoshi Nakayama, Michael Nursey, Mick Randall, norikazu kanna, Roger Hall, shiro asano, Steve Arneil, Terry O'Neill, Ticky Donovan, Vernon Bell, Yoshihide Funakoshi, Yoshitaka Funakoshi
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Feb 03 2020
This week in history (3 February – 9 February)
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February 3, 2020
4 February On 4 February 1949, Michael Nursey, a founding member of the English Shotokan Karate Association (ESKA) was born. Nursey started training in Karate when he was eighteen, under Keinosuke Enoeda and John Van Weenen. After achieving his 4th Kyu Nursey continued his training with Hirokazu Kanazawa, Shiro Asano and Michael Randall. Nursey gained …
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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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Feb 04 2019
This week in history (4 Feb – 10 Feb)
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February 4, 2019
4 February On 4 February 1949, Michael Nursey, a founding member of the English Shotokan Karate Association (ESKA) was born. Nursey started training in Karate when he was eighteen, under Keinosuke Enoeda and John Van Weenen. After achieving his 4th Kyu Nursey continued his training with Hirokazu Kanazawa, Shiro Asano and Michael Randall. Nursey gained is 1st Dan in …
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Mar 05 2018
This week in history (5 March – 11 March)
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March 5, 2018
On 6 March 1921 Gichin Funakoshi, the founder of Shotokan Karate, led a Karate demonstration in front of Crown Prince Hirohito. The demonstration was performed at the Great Hall of Shuri Castle, in Okinawa. Crown Prince Hirohito had visited Okinawa while en-route to a visit to Europe. The ship’s captain Norikazu Kanna, was an Okinawan by …
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