8 May On 5 May 1998, Gennaro Talarico won his first senior European gold medal at the 33rd European Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia, where he defeated teammate Salvatore Loria to win the -75 kg Men’s Individual Kumite title. On 8 May 2017, the Islamic Solidarity Games were held in Baku, Azerbaijan. It finished on …
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May 08 2023
This week in history…(8 May – 7 May)
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May 8, 2023
- Andy Sherry, Billy Higgins, BKF, Bob Poynton, bob rhodes, charles naylor, Cyril Cummins, danny bryceland, Frank Brennan, Franklyn Doras, Gennaro Talarico, Gichin Funakoshi, Hamish Adam, Hirokazu Kanazawa, JKA, Keinosuke Enoeda, KUGB, Mas Oyama, Mas Tsuroka, Motokuni Sugiura, Nobuaki Kanazawa, rafael aghayev, Red Triangle Club, René Smaal, Ronnie Christopher, Ronnie Canning, Salvatore Loria, Shigeru Egami, SKGB, Slater Williams, terry o'neill, Tetsuji Murakami
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Jan 04 2023
Tomio Imamura
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January 4, 2023
First be taught; learning comes later; Tomio Imarura Known for his quiet demeanour, Tomio Imamura has been described as a “brilliant technician“, known for his exceptional kumite. A two-time world champion, he is one of the best fighters of his generation. Tomio Imamura was born on 7 October 1958, in Kagoshima, Japan. Imamura attended Takushoku …
- Akihito Isaka, Andy Sherry, Dean Hodgkin, Elwyn Hall, Frank Brennan, Fujikiyo Omura, Gary Harford, George Best, Hideo Tomita, Hideo Yamamoto, Japanese, JKA, JKA Instructors Course, Katsutoshi Shiina, keigo abe, Keinosuke Enoeda, Keisuke Nemoto, Kunio Kobayashi, Marco Barone, Masaaki Ueki, Masaaki Yokomichi, Masahiko Tanaka, Masao Kagawa, Masataka Mori, Masatoshi Nakayama, Matsuno Faction, Mikio Yahara, Minoru Kawawada, Motokuni Sugiura, Nakahara Faction, Ronnie Canning, Shoto Cup, Takushoku University, Tatsuya Naka, Tetsuhiko Asai, Tomio Imamura, Tomoyuki Aihara, Yasunori Ogura, yoshiharu osaka, Yoshinobu Ohta, Yuji Hashiguchi
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Aug 31 2022
Cyril Cummins
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August 31, 2022
Karate can never be only a sport because it is first and foremost a martial art. Competition is only a part of the martial arts scene. Whilst I admire the top competitors, it is not the be all and end all of Karate. Cyril Cummins A pioneer of Shotokan Karate in the West Midlands of …
- Cyril Cummins, English, Franklyn Doras, Hideo Ochi, Hidetaka Nishiyama, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Hiroshi Shirai, JKA, Jonny Brown, Keinosuke Enoeda, KUGB, Kyu-Shin-Kan, Les Hart, Martial Arts Illustrated, Morio Higaonna, NAKMAS, Ronnie Christopher, Ronnie Canning, Slater Williams, Taiji Kase, Tommy Ryan, yoshiharu osaka, Yoshinobu Ohta, Yukichi Tabata
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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 14 2020
Elwyn Hall
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August 14, 2020
There are obviously some absolutely fantastic Sensei around and some really fantastic karateka around. However, I do not think especially in this day and age of so much choice with regards to the proliferation of Martial Arts, and a propensity towards activities that deliver a quick fix, that the natural temptation is to meet the …
- Billy Higgins, Champion of the Future, dave hazard, Dean Hodgkin, Elwyn Hall, Frank Brennan, Gary Harford, George Best, Ian Roberts, Jim Patterson, Keinosuke Enoeda, KUGB National Champions, Masao Kawasoe, Randy Williams, Ray Fuller, Ronnie Christopher, Ronnie Canning, Steve Cattle, terry o'neill, Ticky Donovan, Val Patterson
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Aug 09 2020
Keinosuke Enoeda
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August 9, 2020
Now we have ‘Sport Karate‘ which I understand is to help maintain the interest in Karate. Traditional Karate-do is a ‘martial art’ which requires both physical and mental training for the whole mind and body. There are many benefits which can be gained with practice, by both young and old throughout your whole life. If …
- Andy Sherry, BKF, Bob Poynton, Budokwai, charles mack, charles naylor, dave hazard, Dean Hodgkin, East University Karate Championships, Elwyn Hall, Frank Brennan, Frank Smith, Gary Harford, Gichin Funakoshi, Gogen Yamaguchi, Hideo Tomita, Hidetaka Nishiyama, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Hironori Otsuka, Hiroshi Shirai, Hiroshi Shoji, JKA, John Chisholm, keigo abe, Keinosuke Enoeda, Kinhide Takechi, KUGB, Maasaki Ueki, Masao Kawasoe, Masatoshi Nakayama, Norihiko Iida, pauline bindra, Ronnie Canning, Sadashige Kato, Satoshi Miyazaki, Stan Schmidt, Taiji Kase, Takushoku University, terry o'neill, teruyuki okazaki, Tetsuhiko Asai, Vernon Bell, Yoshinobu Ohta
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Apr 15 2019
This week in history (15 April – 21 April)
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April 15, 2019
15 April On 15 April 1987 Shotokan Karate legend, Masatoshi Nakayama, died in Tokyo, Japan aged 74 years. Nakayama guided the JKA through its difficult early days and through his hard work made it into one of the biggest and most respected Shotokan associations in the world. Many of the students trained by Nakayama describe …
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