17 April On 17 April 2010, Hidetaka Abe was a part of the United States team selection panel for the Wado Kai Karatedo World Cup. The panel included Yoshiaki Ajari and Sadaharu Kurobane. The panel selected a team to compete in Nagoya, Japan on 14-15 August 2010. 18 April On 18 April 1962, Kyokushin Karate …
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Apr 17 2023
This week in history…(17 April – 23 April)
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April 17, 2023
- 100-Man Kumite, Andy Sherry, BKF, Dean Hodgkin, Eddie Whitcher, Elwyn Hall, Frank Brennan, Gary Harford, Hidetaka Abe, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Hiroshi Shirai, IAKF, JKA, Keinosuke Enoeda, Kenji Midori, Kenneth Funakoshi, Kevin Funakoshi, Kyle Funakoshi, Luis Maria Sanz, Masahiko Tanaka, Masao Kagawa, pauline laville, Rod Butler, Ronnie Cannings, Sadaharu Kurobane, Shokei Matsui, Shoto Cup, Taiji Kase, Tomio Inamura, Tomoyuki Aihara, Yoshiaki Ajari
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Apr 18 2022
This week in history (18 April – 24 April)
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April 18, 2022
18 April On 18 April 1962, Kyokushin Karate legend, Kenji Midori was born in Amami Oshima, Japan, to a wealthy family. Standing at around 5’4″ (1.6 m) in height, Kenji Midori is known as the “Little Giant“. He became the first lightweight competitor to win Kyokushin Karate’s World Tournament, where all his opponents were considerably …
- 100-Man Kumite, Andy Sherry, BKF, Eddie Whitcher, Elwyn Hall, Frank Brennan, Gary Harford, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Hiroshi Shirai, IAKF World Championships, JKA, Keinosuke Enoeda, Kenji Midori, Kenneth Funakoshi, Kyle Funakoshi, Luis Maria Sanz, Masahiko Tanaka, Masao Kagawa, pauline laville, Rod Butler, Shokei Matsui, Shoto Cup, Taiji Kase, Tomio Inamura, Tomoyuki Aihara, Vernon Bell
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Jan 08 2022
On this day….(January 8)
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January 8, 2022
On 8 January 1933, Chuck Merriman, a pioneer of Goju-Ryu Karate in America was born in Waterford, Connecticut. For many years Chuck Merriman has been one of the most recognisable faces in Karate. This American Karate pioneer has featured on the cover of many martial arts publications. He has been instrumental in popularising Goju-Ryu Karate …
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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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Apr 19 2021
This week in history (19 April – 25 April)
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April 19, 2021
20 April On 20th April 1960, Luis Maria Sanz was born in Valladolid, Spain. Described as “the last link between traditional and competitive Karate“, Luis Maria Sanz holds a notable place in Karate, being the first non-Japanese man and the first Shotokan karateka to become WKF World champion, in 1992. On 20 April 1965, a …
- Andy Sherry, BKF, Chojun Miyagi, Dean Hodgkin, Eddie Whitcher, Elwyn Hall, Frank Brennan, Gary Harford, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Hiroshi Shirai, JKA, Keinosuke Enoeda, Luis Maria Sanz, Masahiko Tanaka, Masao Kagawa, pauline laville, Rod Butler, Ronnie Canning, Taiji Kase, Tomio Inamura, Tomoyuki Aihara., Vernon Bell, WKF
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Aug 09 2020
Dave Hazard
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August 9, 2020
A good Shotokan karateka doesn’t make Shotokan good or a bad karateka make Shotokan bad. Dave Hazard Dave Hazard has earned legendary status in British Karate. He has trained under some of the true legends of Shotokan Karate. Keinosuke Enoeda was his long time instructor. He also trained in Japan under Masatoshi Nakayama in the …
- Andy Sherry, Billy Higgins, Bob Poynton, dave hazard, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Hiroshi Shoji, JKA, keigo abe, Keinosuke Enoeda, KUGB, Maasaki Ueki, Masahiko Tanaka, Masatoshi Nakayama, Mick Dewey, Mikio Yahara, Norihiko Iida, pauline laville, Ray Fuller, Sadashige Kato, SEKU, Shotokan, Takeshi Oishi, Terry O'Neill, Tetsuhiko Asai, Toru Yamaguchi, Vernon Bell, yoshiharu osaka
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Aug 09 2020
Moments in history: The JKA tour of 1965
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August 9, 2020
For many people around the world, the Japan Karate Association (JKA) are synonymous with Shotokan Karate. The technical excellence of their instructors are well respected, regardless of the style of Karate practised. Masters like Nakayama, Nishiyama, Okazaki, Kanazawa and Enoeda, to name a few, are held as the pinnacle of Shotokan Karate. Gichin Funakoshi introduced …
- AAKF, BKF, DKB, East Coast Karate Association, Eddie Whitcher, Geo Higginson, Gichin Funakoshi, Hidetaka Nishiyama, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Hiroshi Orito, Hiroshi Shirai, JKA, Keinosuke Enoeda, Leo Aarts, Lothar Fischer, Masataka Mori, Masatoshi Nakayama, New York Karate Club, pauline laville, Rod Butler, Shoji Sugiyama, Stan Schmidt, Taiji Kase, Takayuki Mikami, teruyuki okazaki, Vernon Bell, Wataru Natomoto
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Jul 29 2020
Pauline Laville-Bindra
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July 29, 2020
All I wanted to do was to compete against the men. Pauline Laville-Bindra Pauline Laville-Bindra is a true pioneer in the world of Karate. She was the first woman in Britain to earn a JKA (Japan Karate Association) black belt in Karate and went on to train for over forty years, eventually reaching the rank …
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Jul 13 2020
Walter Seaton
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July 13, 2020
Remember: it’s through basic techniques that we learn how best to use our weight and speed, that’s why basics are the most fundamental part of Karate practice. Walter Seaton A true pioneer of Karate in the United Kingdom, Walter Seaton was one of the first instructors to teach Karate to women at his Middlesbrough dojo. …
- BKF, Brian Crossley, Budokan Karate, Danny Connor, Dominique Valera, European Wado Championships, Fred Kidd, Karate-Do Wado-Kai, Katsumi Kobayashi, Kuniaki Sakagami, Leo McDermott, Martin Scott, Masafumi Shiomitsu, Nihon University, Okimitsu Fuji, pauline laville, Peter Spanton, Roy Stanhope, Shotokan, Tadayuki Maeda, Tatsuo Suzuki, Teruo Kono, Tetsuji Murakami, Tilery Sports Centre, Tommy Morris, Toro Takamizawa, Trevor Overfield, UKKW, United Kingdom Karate-do Wadokai, Vernon Bell, Walter Seaton, yoseikan karate
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Apr 20 2020
This week in history (20 Apr – 26 Apr)
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April 20, 2020
20 April On 20 April 1960, Luis Maria Sanz was born in Vallodolid, Spain. He has been described as “the last link between traditional and competitive Karate“. Luis Maria Sanz holds a notable place in competitive Karate, being the first non-Japanese man and the first Shotokan karateka to become WKF World champion in 1992. On …
- Andy Sherry, Artur Hovhannisyan, BKF, Chojun Miyagi, Dean Hodgkin, Eddie Whitcher, Elwyn Hall, Francisco Filho, Frank Brennan, FSKA, Gary Harford, Gichin Funakoshi, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Hiroshi Shirai, JKA, Keinosuke Enoeda, Kenneth Funakoshi, Kyle Funakoshi, Luis Maria Sanz, Mas Oyama, pauline laville, Rod Butler, Ronnie Cannings, Shigeru Egami, Shokei Matsui, Taiji Kase, Tariel Nikoleishvili, Vernon Bell
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