11 September On 11 September 1934 Colin Williams, the founder of the Bukonkai Karate International (BKI) association, was born. He started training in the early days of Karate in the United Kingdom. On 11 September 1970 Michael Randall, Christopher Adamou and Nicholas Adamou graded were to 2nd Dan under Hirokazu Kanazawa. All three men had …
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Sep 11 2023
This week in history…(11 September – 17 September)
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September 11, 2023
- 100-Man Kumite, Andy Hug, Asia University, Atsuko Wakai, BKF, BKI, Bobby Lowe, chris adamou, Colin Williams, Dan Ivan, Eddie Whitcher, Fumio Demura, Hideo Tomita, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Jack Johnson, Katsunori Tsuyama, Keinosuke Enoeda, Kenji Midori, KUGB, Mas Oyama, Matsuo Kon, Michael Randall, Mike Peachey, Molly Samuel, Motokuni Sugiura, nick Adamou, Norman Robinson, Shigeru Egami, Stan Schmidt, Tadashi Nakamura, Will Mannion, WKF, Yoshinobu Ohta
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Apr 03 2023
This week in history…(3 April – 9 April)
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April 3, 2023
5 April On 5 April 1870 founder of Motobu Ryu, Chōki Motobu, was born in Okinawa. Motobu was the third son of a noble family. As the third son, he was not allowed to learn the family martial art of Motobu Udundi. This meant he trained under various Okinawan masters such as Anko Itosu, and Sokon Matsumura. A …
- Anko Itosu, BKF, Choki Motobu, chris adamou, DKB, Eddie Whitcher, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Hironori Ohtsuka, Hiroo Mochizuki, Hiroshi Shirai, Jack Johnson, JKA, Keinosuke Enoeda, Lothar Fischer, Manabu Murakami, Mas Oyama, Michael Randall, Mick Peachey, Mie Nakayama, nick Adamou, Nobuaki Kanazawa, peter urban, Richard Kim, Sokon Matsumura, Suzuko Okamura, Taiji Kase, Tetsuji Murakami, Will Mannion, Yoshiaki Ajari, Yuki Mimura
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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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Jan 16 2023
This week in history…(16 January – 22 January)
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January 16, 2023
19 January Between 19 – 20 January 2012, the 3rd Japan Cup Karatedo Championships was co-hosted in Burma by the Japanese Embassy and the Myanmar Karatedo Federation. The Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry supported them. The event was held at the Aung San Indoor Stadium in Yangon. During the opening ceremony, Fujikiyo Omura gave …
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Jan 02 2023
This week in history…(2 January – 8 January)
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January 2, 2023
6 January On 6 January 1967, Michael Randall gained his 1st Dan from Hirokazu Kanazawa. He was one of the first men in Britain to gain the rank of 1st Dan from the Japan Karate Association (JKA). At the time of writing Randall is one of a handful of people currently training to have trained …
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Sep 05 2022
This week in history…(5 September – 11 September)
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September 5, 2022
6 September On 6 September 2016 Walter Seaton, one of the first Wado-Ryu black belts in the UK, died aged 80 years. Seaton was born in Middlesbrough and was one of the first instructors to teach Karate to women at his dojo. A family man, Seaton and his wife Eva had six children, twenty-two grandchildren, …
- AAKF, Andy Hug, BKF, BKI, charles mack, Chojiro Tani, chris adamou, Colin Williams, Eddie Whitcher, Hideo Tomita, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Jack Johnson, JKA, JKR, Katsunori Tsuyama, Kazuaki Kurihara, Keinosuke Enoeda, Kiyoshi Yamazaki, Maasaki Ueki, Mai Shiina, Masatoshi Nakayama, Michael Randall, Mike Peachey, nick Adamou, Robert Fusaro, Shigeru Kimura, Tadashi Nakamura, Tommy Morris, Vernon Bell, Walter Seaton, Will Mannion, Yasuhiro Konishi, Yasunori Ogura, yoshiharu osaka, Yoshinobu Ohta
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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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Jan 06 2022
On this day….(January 6)
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January 6, 2022
On 6 January 1967, Michael Randall gained his 1st Dan from Hirokazu Kanazawa. He was one of the first men in Britain to gain the rank of 1st Dan from the Japan Karate Association (JKA). At the time of writing Randall is one of a handful of people currently training to have trained under the …
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Sep 06 2021
This week in history (6 September – 12 September)
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September 6, 2021
6 September On 6 September 2016 Walter Seaton, one of the first Wado-Ryu black belts in the UK, died aged 80 years. Seaton was born in Middlesbrough and was one of the first instructors to teach Karate to women at his dojo. A family man, Seaton and his wife Eva had six children, twenty-two grandchildren, …
- Andy Hug, Atsuko Wakai, BKF, charles mack, Chojiro Tani, chris adamou, Eddie Whitcher, Guinness Book of Records, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Jack Johnson, JKR, Katsunori Tsuyama, Keinosuke Enoeda, Kiyoshi Yamazaki, KUGB, Masatoshi Nakayama, Matsuo Kon, Michael Randall, Mike Peachey, Molly Samuel, nick Adamou, Pat Brown, Risei Kano, Robert Fusaro, Shigeru Kimura, Tadashi Nakamura, Tommy Morris, Vernon Bell, Walter Seaton, Will Mannion, Yasuhiro Konishi, yoshiharu osaka, Yoshinobu Ohta
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Jun 08 2021
Ray Fuller
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June 8, 2021
… I had to learn Karate, I had to look after myself… Ray Fuller A pioneer of Shotokan Karate, Ray Fuller was one of Vernon Bell’s first Karate students. His association was a founding member of the EKGB (English Karate Governing Body). Raymond Edward Fuller was born on 27 January 1934. After leaving school he …
- Andy Sherry, BKF, Bob Poynton, Eddie Whitcher, English, FEKO, Fred Kidd, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Hiroshi Shirai, Jimmy Neal, Jimmy Patterson, JKA, Keinosuke Enoeda, KUGB, Liverpool Red Triangle Club, Masatoshi Nakayama, Michael Randall, Mick Peachey, Minoru Mochizuki, pauline laville, Ray Fuller, Rob Williams, Sam Firlej, Satoshi Miyazaki, shiro asano, Taiji Kase, Terry Wingrove, Thames Karate International, Val Patterson, Vernon Bell, Walter Seaton, Yoseikan
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