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 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 …
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Jul 17 2023
This week in history…(17 July – 23 July)
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July 17, 2023
- 100-Man Kumite, Allan Smith, Andy Sherry, Antonio Moreira, Bakkies Laubscher, BKF, Bob Poynton, Frank Grant, GKI, Hoang Ngan Nguyen, Howard Collins, James Rousseau, Jigaro Kano, John Ashton, Jose Campos, Jurgen Seydel, Katsuaki Sato, Keinosuke Enoeda, Kevin Nason, KUGB, Leonard Sim, Liverpool Red Triangle Club, Mas Oyama, Minoru Mochizuki, Miyuki Mimura, morihei ueshiba, Olympics, pauline bindra, ryoichi sasakawa, Sadashige Kato, Seiji Isobe, Shokei Matsui, shoshin nagamine, Steve Arneil, Steve Muhammad, Terry O'Neill, Terutomo Yamazaki, Tetsuji Murakami, Vernon Bell, wskf
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Oct 18 2021
This week in history (18 October – 24 October)
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October 18, 2021
20 October On 20 October 1972 Howard Collins competed in the 4th All Japan Open Karate Tournament. He made it to the final where he lost to Miyuki Miura. On 20 October 1982, martial arts historian, Donald Frederick “Donn” Draeger died from cancer at the Veteran’s Hospital located in Milwaukee. He was buried five days …
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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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May 13 2021
Yoshiji Soeno
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May 13, 2021
Known as the ‘Tiger of Josai‘, Yoshiji Soeno was one of Mas Oyama’s early Kyokushin students. The character, Ryu, from the Street Fighter game, is said to have been based on him. Yoshiji Soeno was born in Tokorozawa, Japan, on 29 September 1947. He was descended from an ancient samurai family on both his father …
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Apr 12 2021
This week in history (12 April – 18 April)
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April 12, 2021
12 April On 12 April 1998, Osamu Ozawa host the 18th Annual Traditional Karate Tournament International for the last time. Since its inception in 1981, the tournament had become a showcase for traditional Karate styles. Many of the world’s top masters would give demonstrations and seminars at the event. The 18th running of the event …
- 100-Man Kumite, Henri Plee, Hidetaka Abe, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Hiroshi Shirai, Ichiro Abe, JKA, Jun Sugano, Keinosuke Enoeda, Kenji Midori, Kenzo Mabuni, Leo Aarts, Mas Oyama, Masatoshi Nakayama, Miyuki Mimura, Nikola Cujic, Osamu Ozawa, Sadaharu Kurobane, Shokei Matsui, Stan Schmidt, Taiji Kase, Traditional Karate Tournament, Trevor Tokar, Yoshiaki Ajari
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Mar 15 2021
This week in history (15 March – 21 March)
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March 15, 2021
17 March On 17 March 1990, the 7th World Championships (3rd Shoto Cup) began at the Crowtree Leisure Centre, Sunderland, England. The two-day tournament saw competitors from thirty countries taking part in seven events, i.e. four individual events and three team events. The final event of day two was the eagerly anticipated Men’s Team Kumite …
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Feb 08 2021
This week in history (8 Feb – 14 Feb)
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February 8, 2021
8 February On 8 February 1985, Kyoshi Yamazaki’s daughter, Mina, was born in California. In November 2012, Mina Yamazaki represented the United States at the 21st World Karate Championships, held in Paris, France. She had started learning Karate from her father, at the age of three. 9 February On 9 February 1929 Shotokan master Taiji …
- Andy Sherry, BKF, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Hiroshi Kinjo, Hiroshi Shirai, Howard Collins, Jack Green, Jacques Legree, JKA, Joko Ninomiya, Joseph Chialton, JSKA, Katsuaki Sato, keigo abe, Keinosuke Enoeda, Kiyoshi Yamazaki, Mas Oyama, Matsuno Faction, Mikio Yahara, Mina Yamazaki, Miyuki Mimura, Nakahara Faction, Senshu University, Shigeru Egami, Shigeru Oyama, Stan Schmidt, Taiji Kase, Takashi Azuma, Tetsuhiko Asai, Toshikazu Sato, Willie Williams, Yasutsune Itosu
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Jan 21 2021
Miyuki Miura
Miyuki Miura was one of Mas Oyama’s top students. He was one of the first people to complete the gruelling 100-man Kumite Challenge. He was also a pioneer of Kyokushin Karate in the United States. On 3 October 1949, Miyuki Miura was born in Kisarazu City, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. He was the oldest of three …
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Jan 16 2021
Terutomo Yamazaki
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January 16, 2021
I don’t do professional Karate. I think that makes martial arts dirty. Terutomo Yamazaki Nicknamed the ‘Dragon of Kyokushin‘, Terutomo Yamazaki was an exceptional fighter. He was known for his expertise in tameshiwara (board breaking). A highly respected teacher, he has taught the likes of Katsuaki Sato, Miyuki Miura, Seiji Isobe, Howard Collins, and Shokei …
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Dec 31 2020
Moments in History: 1st Hawaii All Stars vs Japan Kyokushin Tournament
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December 31, 2020
Bobby Lowe was Mas Oyama’s oldest and most senior student. They had first met in 1952. Oyama had given his first Karate demonstration in Hawaii, as part of his world tour. He was promoting his style of Karate, Oyama Karate Jutsu. Lowe eventually became Oyama’s uchi-deshi (live-in student). By 1957 Lowe had opened Oyama’s first …
- Alan Ige, Bill Shermer, Bobby Lowe, Butokukai Karate, Daigo Oishi, Edgar Battad, Emmanual Pritchett, Gregg Kauffmann, Isao Kobayashi, Joko Ninomiya, Ken Wallace, Makoto Nakamura, Mas Oyama, Mike Harvey, Miyuki Mimura, Oyama Karate Jutsu, Richard Raymond, Rodney Dela Pena, Seiji Kanemura, Shigeru Oyama, Sonny Chiba, Takeshi Azusa, Tatsuo Nakamura, Teddy Limoz, Teruo Aonuma, Toshio Noguichi, Yasuhiko Oyama
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