14 August On 14 August 1934, the founder of American Goju-Ryu Karate, Peter George Urban, was born in Jersey City, USA. Serving in the US Navy Urban was stationed in Yokohama, Japan. In 1953 he began studying Karate as a student of Richard Kim. In 1954 he was transferred to Tokyo. There he was introduced …
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Aug 14 2023
This week in history…(14 August – 20 August)
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August 14, 2023
- Andy Hug, Anthony Mirakian, Billy Higgins, BKF, Chogi Higa, Dario Marchini, Fumio Demura, Gerhard Jedliczka, Gogen Yamaguchi, Henri Plee, JKA, Karin Prinsloo, Kiyoshi Yamazaki, luca valdesi, Luis Maria Sanz, Mas Oyama, Masaaki Ueki, Nori Ugematsu, peter urban, Richard Kim, Ryusho Sakagami, Tak Kubota, Terry Daly, Tetsuhiko Asai, Tetsuji Murakami, Tomiko Mitsuoka, Vernon Bell, Wayne Otto, Yasuhiro Konishi, Yoshiko Yamaguchi
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Jul 03 2023
This week in history…(3 July – 9 July)
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July 3, 2023
3 July On 3 July 1965, Hirokazu Kanazawa took his first teaching trip to the British Karate Federation’s (BKF) York dojo. He was there for a week. On 3 July 1971, the 5th KUGB Championships were held at Crystal Palace, London. Terry O’Neill won his first-ever KUGB kata title. G. Haslam became kumite champion. The …
- 100-Man Kumite, 50-Man Kumite, Andy Sherry, Ankichi Arakaki, BKF, Chojiro Tani, Chojun Miyagi, Christophe Pinna, Damian Quintero, Ei'ichi Miyazato, EKB, Frank Brennan, Gary Viccars, Henri Plee, Hidetaka Nishiyama, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Hiroki Kurosawa, Hugh Thomas, James Rousseau, JKA, John Taylor, Keinosuke Enoeda, Kensei Taba, Kentsu Yabu, KUGB, Len Barnes, Liverpool Red Triangle Club, Masatoshi Nakayama, Naomi Ali, Nobuaki Kakuda, Richard Kim, Shigeru Kimura, shoshin nagamine, Stan Schmidt, Terry O'Neill, trevor guilfoyle, Vernon Bell
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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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Dec 05 2022
This week in history…(5 December – 11 December)
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December 5, 2022
5 December On 5 December 1944, the founder of Ashihara Karate, Hideyuki Ashihara, was born in Hiroshima, Japan. He was a direct student of Kyokushin founder, Mas Oyama. Ashihara was considered a formidable fighter, and by 1966 he was an instructor of Kyokushin Karate at the organisation’s Hombu (headquarters). In 1987 Ashihara started showing the first signs of ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease). His condition gradually worsened and on 24 …
- bob rhodes, Damien Dovey, Dan Ivan, Douglas Brose, Gichin Funakoshi, Hidetaka Nishiyama, Hideyuki Ashihara, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Hosei University, Jillian Toney, JKA, Julliet Toney, Kimio Itoh, Luis Maria Sanz, Mas Oyama, Masatoshi Nakayama, Michael Milon, Richard Kim, rika usami, Ryoke Abe, Sari Laine, Shigeru Egami, Taiji Kase, Takayuki Mikami, Takeshi Shimoda, teruyuki okazaki, Waseda University, Yoshitaka Funakoshi
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Nov 14 2022
This week in history…(14 November – 20 November)
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November 14, 2022
14 November On 14 November 1889 Shito-Ryu Karate founder, Kenwa Mabuni, was born in Okinawa. Mabuni was one of the first Okinawan masters to teach his style of Karate on the Japanese mainland, eventually settling in Osaka in 1929. He initially trained under Yasutsune Itosu learning Shuri te, He later trained under Kanryo Higaonna learning …
- Antonio Diaz, Atsuko Wakai, BKF, Doug Perry, ekf, Elisa Au, FAJKO, Genshin Hironishi, Gichin Funakoshi, Henri Plee, Hidetaka Nishiyama, Jacques Delcourt, JKA, Kanryo Higaonna, Kenshiro Abbe, Kenwa Mabuni, luca valdesi, Mas Tsuroka, masatomo takagi, Mitsusuke Harada, pauline bindra, rafael aghayev, Richard Kim, ryoichi sasakawa, Shigeru Egami, Tsutomu Ohshima, Vernon Bell, WKF, WUKO, Yasutsune Itosu, Yoseikan, Yoshitaka Funakoshi, Yutaka Yaguchi
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Aug 08 2022
This week in history… (8 August – 14 August)
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August 8, 2022
9 August On 9 August 1945, the United States of America dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Nagasaki. This was three days after they dropped an atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima. Hiroshi Shirai and his family were one of the few people to survive the dropping of the bomb. On …
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Jul 04 2022
This week in history… (4 July – 10 July)
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July 4, 2022
4 July On 4 July 1935, Keinosuke Enoeda, a legend of Shotokan Karate, was born in Fukuoka, Japan, to a family of samurai lineage. Enoeda began his martial arts training in Judo aged 7. He eventually reached the grade of 2nd Dan. He entered Takushoku University, aged 19, because of its strong Karate club. Enoeda …
- 100-Man Kumite, Andy Sherry, Ankichi Arakaki, Chojiro Tani, EKB, Frank Brennan, Henri Plee, Hidetaka Nishiyama, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Hiroki Kurosawa, JKA, Keinosuke Enoeda, Kentsu Yabu, KUGB, Masatoshi Nakayama, Mikinosuke Kawaishi, Naomi Ali, Nobuaki Kakuda, Richard Kim, Shigeru Kimura, trevor guilfoyle, Vernon Bell
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May 12 2022
Rick Hotton
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May 12, 2022
Don’t follow in the footsteps of the ancient masters, seek what they sought. Rick Hotton An innovative Karate instructor, Rick Hotton has been described as an ‘Artist who happens to be Martial‘. He is known as one of the great communicators of Karate. His breakdown and analysis of Karate techniques show much thought and a …
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Dec 06 2021
This week in history (6 December – 12 December)
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December 6, 2021
7 December On 7 December 1912, Shigeru Egami, an early student of Gichin Funakoshi, was born in Omuta, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. He is considered the one student who followed Funakoshi’s teachings most closely. Egami began his Karate training in 1932 as a student at Waseda University. He was instructed by Funakoshi and his son Yoshitaka. He helped found the university’s Karate club. …
- Antonio Espinos, BKF, bob rhodes, Dan Ivan, Douglas Brose, Gichin Funakoshi, Henri Plee, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Jacques Delcourt, Jacques Rogge, Jillian Toney, JKA, Julliet Toney, Luis Maria Sanz, Masatoshi Nakayama, Michael Milon, Richard Kim, rika usami, Ryoke Abe, Sari Laine, Shigeru Egami, Taiji Kase, Takayuki Mikami, Takeshi Shimoda, teruyuki okazaki, Waseda University, Yoshitaka Funakoshi
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Nov 15 2021
This week in history (15 November – 21 November)
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November 15, 2021
15 November On 15 November 1968, Doug Perry was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant. Perry was the first non-Okinawan promoted to 9th Dan within the Okinawan Shorin-Ryu Shorin-Kan Karate Association. He was one of the first group of students to practice Karate in its infancy in the United States. 16 November On 16 November 1928 Mitsusuke Harada …
- AJKA, Antonio Diaz, Atsuko Wakai, BKF, Cecil Hackett, Dario Marchini, Doug Perry, ekf, Elisa Au, FAJKO, Genshin Hironishi, Geoff Thompson, Gichin Funakoshi, Gogen Yamaguchi, Gonzalo Rodriguez, Henri Plee, Hidetaka Nishiyama, Hoang Ngan Nguyen, ISKF, Jacques Delcourt, Jim Collins, JKA, Kentsu Yabu, Leslie Safar, luca valdesi, Mas Oyama, Mas Tsuroka, masatomo takagi, Mie Nakayama, Mitsusuke Harada, Pat McKay, pauline bindra, peter urban, rafael aghayev, Ray Dalke, Richard Kim, Ryochi Sasakawa, Seiji Nishimura, Shigeru Egami, Thomas LaPuppet, Tsuguo Sakumoto, Tsutomu Ohshima, Vernon Bell, WKF, WUKO, Yoseikan, Yoshida Kotaro, Yoshitaka Funakoshi
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