20 February On 20 February 1964, José Manuel Egea Caceres, the oldest of three boys, was born in the Pan Bendito neighbourhood of Madrid, Spain. He is one of the greatest European competitors, being an 8-time World Champion (junior and senior), a 13-time European Champion, a 14-time Spanish Champion, and the winner of numerous open …
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Feb 20 2023
This week in history…(20 February – 26 February)
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February 20, 2023
- BKF, Brian Fitkin, Eddie Whitcher, Fumio Demura, Henri Plee, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Hiroo Mochizuki, Hitoshi Kasuya, IAKF, JKA Instructors Course, Jose Manuel Egea, Kazuhiro Sawada, Keiji Tomiyama, Keinosuke Enoeda, KUGB, KWF, Malcolm Dorfman, Masahiko Tanaka, rika usami, Rob Williams, Shane Dorfman, ski, Steve Arneil, Steve Cattle, Taiji Kase, Tak Kubota, Tsutomu Ohshima, Vernon Bell, Waseda University, WKF, WKSA, wskf, yoshimi inoue
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Dec 12 2022
This week in history…(12 December -18 December)
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December 12, 2022
12 December On 12 December 1965 Hirokazu Kanazawa held his first grading at the BKF (British Karate Federation)’s Nottingham dojo. The BKF had arranged with the JKA (Japan Karate Association) for Kanazawa to reside in the United Kingdom for a year, teaching Shotokan Karate. On 12 December 2008, Henri Plee was honoured for his services …
- Andy Hug, Andy Sherry, BKF, Brian Hammond, charles mack, Hajime Kazumi, Henri Plee, Hirokazu Kanazawa, IOC, Jacques Delcourt, Jimmy Neal, JKA, Keinosuke Enoeda, Minoru Mochizuki, Ray Sefo, rika usami, Ron Mills, Terry Wingrove, Ticky Donovan, Tsuguo Sakumoto, Tsuyoshi Hiroshige, Vernon Bell, WKF, Yutaka Yaguchi
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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 21 2022
This week in history…(21 November – 27 November)
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November 21, 2022
21 November On 21 November 1982, the 6th World Championships commenced in Taipei, Taiwan, finishing on 25 November. Japan continued their dominance of World Karate by topping the medal table with six golds, two silvers and four bronzes. Mie Nakayama began her dominance of the Women’s Individual Kata event by winning the first of her …
- Aidan Trimble, AJKA, Alexandra Recchia, Alfie Borg, Allesandro Gardinali, Andy Sherry, Antonio Diaz, Azdin Rghioui, Beverly Morris, Billy Blanks, Cecil Hackett, Chojun Miyagi, Damien Dovey, Dario Marchini, David Coulter, Elisa Au, Emilie Thouy, Geoff Thompson, George Kotaka, Gichin Funakoshi, Giuseppe di Domenico, Gonzalo Rodriguez, Guusje van Mourik, Hajime Takashima, Henri Plee, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Hironori Ohtsuka, Ibrahim Gary, ISKF, ITKF, Jerome Atkinson, Jillian Toney, Jim Collins, JKA, Joy Cujic, Junior Lefevre, kanban uechi, kanyei uechi, Kenji Grillon, Kenji Midori, Leslie Safar, Logan Da Costa, Lolita Dona, Lucie Ignace, Luigi Busa, Luis Maria Sanz, Masafumi Shiomitsu, Masashi Koyama, Mathieu Cossou, Mie Nakayama, Mitsusuke Harada, Molly Samuel, Nadege Ait-Ibrahim, Nadir Benaissa, Pasquell Acri, Pat McKay, Peter Spanton, rafael aghayev, Ray Dalke, rika usami, Ryoke Abe, Salim Bendiab, Seiji Nishimura, Setsuko Takagi, Shokei Matsui, SKGB, Snezana Pantic, Sosui Ichikawa, Steve Arneil, Stewart McKinnon, Suzuko Okamura, Tadahiko Ohtsuka, Taiji Kase, Takashi Katada, Takuma Kouketsu, Tatsuo Suzuki, Terry O'Neill, Thomas LaPuppet, Ticky Donovan, Tiffany Fanjat, Tokey Hill, Toru Arakawa, Tsuguo Sakumoto, Vic Charles, Wayne Otto, Willie Thomas, WUKO, Yoshitaka Funakoshi, Yvette Bryan
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Sep 26 2022
This week in history…(26 September – 2 October)
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September 26, 2022
26 September On 26 September 1969, The 1st All Japan Open Karate Tournament took place at the Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo. A full-contact competition, the tournament was open to martial artists from other styles. Both Terutomo Yamazaki and Yoshiji Soeno made it to the final, where Yamazaki won the title. 27 September On 27 September …
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Apr 25 2022
This week in history (25 April – 1 May)
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April 25, 2022
25 April On 25 April 1888, Chojun Miyagi, the founder of Goju-Ryu Karate, was born in Naha, Okinawa. 26 April On 26 April 1957, Gichin Funakoshi, the founder of Shotokan Karate, died in a Tokyo hospital, aged 88. His family and close student Shigeru Egami were at his bedside. On 26 April 1965, a touring …
- 100-Man Kumite, Antonio Diaz, Artur Hovhannisyan, Atsuko Wakai, BKF, Chojun Miyagi, Dominique Valera, Francisco Filho, Fujikiyo Omura, Gichin Funakoshi, Hideki Okamoto, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Hiroshi Shirai, IKO, IKO-1, Isao Obata, JKA, Keinosuke Enoeda, Kichinosuke Saigo, Mas Oyama, Mie Nakayama, rika usami, Ryoke Abe, Shigeru Egami, Shokei Matsui, Taiji Kase, Tariel Nikoleishvili, yoshimi inoue, Yoshinao Nanbu, Yoshizo Machida
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Feb 20 2022
On this day….(February 20)
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February 20, 2022
On 20 February 1986 Kata World Champion Rika Usami was born in Tokyo, Japan. A student of Karate master Yoshimi Inoue, Usami won the 2012 WKF World Championship Kata final held in Paris, France. She is known for her grace, strength and speed that mesmerize in equal measures.
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Feb 11 2022
Nguyen Hoang Ngan
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February 11, 2022
Nicknamed the “Kata Queen of Southeast Asia“, Nguyen Hoang Ngan is Vietnam’s most successful Karate competitor. A former World Champion, she was the face of Vietnamese Karate for many years. A winner of multiple titles, she is a 7-time winner of the South Eastern Games (SEA Games). Nguyen Hoang Ngan was born on 21 October …
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Dec 15 2021
Antonio Diaz
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December 15, 2021
Sport is sport, period. You train, you compete, and you retire. Budo Karate is a way of life. You can always go back and start again, over and over, because like life itself, it is a process. We should use Karate as a discipline to look at life. Budo philosophy it’s not only about Karate …
- Akio Tamashiro, Ali Sofuoglu, Antonio Diaz, Ariel Toreres, Damien Quintero, Guinness Book of Records, IOC, Javier Hernandez, Javier Mantilla, Kiyoshi Yamazaki, luca valdesi, Mie Nakayama, Olympics, rika usami, Ryo Kiyuna, Ryoki Abe, Shoko Sato, Takashi Katada, teruo hayashi, Tomohiro Arashiro, Tsuguo Sakumoto, Venezuelan, Vu Duch Minh Dack, WKF, World Games, yoshimi inoue
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Dec 13 2021
This week in history (13 December – 19 December)
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December 13, 2021
13 December On 13 December 1943 David ‘Ticky’ Donovan was born in Loughton, just outside London. As a boy, he was into many sports. However, boxing was his main passion. He would go on to become the most successful coach of the British and English National sides. On 13 December 1947 Tsuguo Sakumoto was born …
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