Shojiro Koyama

Jul 21 2023

Yasuaki Nagatomo

Filed under Competition, General, JKA, Kumite, Shotokan, Traditional
July 21, 2023

To truly learn Karate, I believe students need to focus on three things: How to see, when to see, what to see. If they don’t know how to see, they can never learn. If they don’t know when to see, they miss the timing; they never can learn. If they know how to see and …

American, Emily Nagatomo, ISKF, Japanese, JKA, Koichiro Okuma, Kumamoto University, Masaaki Ueki, Masahiko Tanaka, Shigeru Takashina, Shojiro Koyama, Yasuaki Nagatomo, yoshiharu osaka, Yutaka Yaguchi

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Aug 18 2021

Maynard Miner

Filed under General, JKA, Shotokan, Traditional
August 18, 2021

One thing I have noticed is that some people always want to learn more things instead of polishing what they already have. Maynard Miner A pioneer of Shotokan Karate in the United States, Maynard Miner helped lay the foundations of Shotokan Karate in the US. His many students include the likes of George Cofield, John …

AAKF, American, Cathy Cline, Frank Woon-A-Tai, George Cofield, Greer Golden, Hidetaka Nishiyama, Hirokazu Kanazawa, hiroshi, Hiroshi Orito, ISKF, James Field, JKA, John Mullin, Masataka Mori, Masatoshi Nakayama, Maynard Miner, Robert Fusaro, Robin Rielly, Shigeru Takashina, Shojiro Koyama, Takayuki Mikami, teruyuki okazaki, Tetsuhiko Asai, Yutaka Yaguchi

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Aug 11 2021

Cathy Cline

Filed under General, JKA, Shotokan, Traditional
August 11, 2021

There may be some missing pieces of the puzzle, but those ‘missing pieces‘ are what makes Karate eternally interesting. Even after training for decades, a true martial artist continues to learn, continues to experience epiphanies that make training more meaningful. Cathy Cline The highest-ranked woman in the International Shotokan Karate Federation (ISKF), Cathy Cline was …

AAKF, American, Cathy Cline, Frank Smith, Frank Woon-A-Tai, Greer Golden, Hidetaka Nishiyama, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Hiroshi Shoji, ISKF, James Field, JKA, Masaaki Ueki, Masahiko Tanaka, Masaru Miura, Masataka Mori, Masatoshi Nakayama, Maynard Miner, Motokuni Sugiura, Ray Dalke, Robin Rielly, Shigeru Takashina, Shojiro Koyama, Shunsuke Takahashi, Takayuki Mikami, teruyuki okazaki, Yutaka Yaguchi

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Feb 20 2021

Filed under General, JKA, Shotokan, Traditional
February 20, 2021

Modern life is too quick and competitive, changes are rapid, and Karate helps us to see past the world around us and into ourselves. Our pace of living keeps us looking ahead; Karate helps us rediscover ourselves. Studying kata is like basic education and kumite is the final examination. The only diploma is using Karate …

Arizona State University, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation of Arizona, Gichin Funakoshi, Hidetaka Nishiyama, Hosei University, Hurricane Katrina, ISKF, Japanese, JKA, JKA Shihankai, Kimio Ito, National Collegiate Championships, National Collegiate Karate Association, Shigeru Takashina, Shojiro Koyama, Takayuki Mikami, teruyuki okazaki, Yutaka Yaguchi

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Feb 16 2021

Hiroshi Shoji

Filed under General, JKA, Shotokan, Traditional
February 16, 2021

It is my belief that to polish our waza (techniques) and our minds through Budo will make us healthy, live long and become useful for the community. Hiroshi Shoji The first JKA All Japan kata champion, Hiroshi Shoji was known for his exceptional timing. An instructor at the JKA Hombu, he was known for his …

Aoyama Gakuin University, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Hiroshi Shoji, Japanese, JKA, Katsunori Tsuyama, Katsuya Kisaka, Keinosuke Enoeda, Masahide Nakamura, Masatoshi Nakayama, Shojiro Koyama, Takayuki Mikami, Takushoku University, Toru Iwaizumi, Toru Yamaguchi

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Jan 09 2021

Yutaka Yaguchi

Filed under General, JKA, Shotokan, Traditional
January 9, 2021

I would be very sad if all I thought about was winning or losing. Winning or losing is not important, but learning the mental aspects are the real challenge and benefits of training. I place more emphasis on the mental aspects of training because this will take my students beyond just sport Karate. Yutaka Yaguchi …

AAKF, Frank Smith, Gichin Funakoshi, Hidetaka Nishiyama, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Hiroshi Shoji, Hiroshima, ISKF, James Field, Japanese, JKA, JKA Instructors Course, Katsuya Kisaka, Masataka Mori, Masatoshi Nakayama, Motokuni Sugiura, Nihon University, Shigeru Takashina, Shojiro Koyama, Taiji Kase, Takayuki Mikami, teruyuki okazaki, Yutaka Yaguchi

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Aug 09 2020

Osamu Ozawa

Filed under Competition, General, JKA, Shotokan, Traditional
August 9, 2020

There were some differences but not between the masters such as Yamaguchi, Funakoshi, Mabuni, et cetera. All those differences lay between the young students and not the masters. Osamu Ozawa Osamu Ozawa is one of the most respected Japanese masters to have taught in the west. Until his death, he was the highest-ranked Shotokan master …