An instructor must instill the attitude… “My life is in jeopardy – I must finish this man (or men) here in now!” Gary Spiers A larger-than-life character, Gary Spiers was one of the earliest exponents of practical applied Karate in the United Kingdom. He was a no-nonsense martial artist who used Karate as a tool …
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Jul 26 2023
Gary Spiers
- Brian Fitkin, Brian Waites, Ei'ichi Miyazato, EJ Harrison, Gary Spiers, Gogen Yamaguchi, Goshi Yamaguchi, Hamish Adam, Hirayasu Tamae, Hironori Ohtsuka, John Robertson, John Ryan, Manzo Iwata, Morio Higaonna, Motokasu Inoue, New Zealander, Ray Edler, Steve Cattle, Steve Morris, Steve Peck, Terry O'Neill, Ticky Donovan
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May 15 2023
This week in history…(15 May – 21 May)
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May 15, 2023
15 May On 15 May 1947, Steve Cattle was born. Until his untimely death, aged only 47, he was one of the longest-practising Shotokan practitioners in Britain. He was also a keen historian of Karate. Cattle began his Karate training in 1963, after applying for membership with the British Karate Federation (BKF) in York. He moved …
- 100-Man Kumite, Akira Masuda, Antonio Espinos, BKF, charles naylor, Chuzo Kotaka, Del Saito, Gogen Yamaguchi, Gosei Yamaguchi, Gosen Yamaguchi, Henri Plee, IKGA, IOC, ISKF, Jacques Delcourt, Jeff Whybrow, Kazuo Nagai, Keinosuke Enoeda, KUGB, Mas Oyama, Ray Dalke, Robin Rielly, Steve Arneil, Steve Cattle, Taiji Kase, Ticky Donovan, Wayne Otto, WKSA
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Feb 20 2023
This week in history…(20 February – 26 February)
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February 20, 2023
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 …
- 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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May 09 2022
This week in history (9 May – 15 May)
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May 9, 2022
9 May Between 9 – 12 May at the 48th European Karate Championships was held in Budapest, Hungry, Rafael Aghayev returned to his winning ways. He defeated Dutchman, René Smaal in the final of the -75 kg kumite event. 10 May On 10 May 1957, the founder of Shotokan Karate, Gichin Funakoshi, was laid to …
- Andy Sherry, Antonio Espinos, Billy Higgins, BKF, Bob Poynton, charles naylor, chris adamou, danny bryceland, Frank Brennan, fred gille, Gichin Funakoshi, Hamish Adam, Henri Plee, Hirokazu Kanazawa, IOC, Jacques Delcourt, JKA, Keinosuke Enoeda, KUGB, Mas Oyama, Mas Tsuroka, Miki Nakamachi, National Collegiate Championships, rafael aghayev, Ray Dalke, Red Triangle Club, René Smaal, Shigeru Egami, SKGB, Steve Cattle, Taiji Kase, Terry O'Neill, Tetsuji Murakami, Vernon Bell, WKSA
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Feb 21 2022
On this day….(February 21)
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February 21, 2022
On 21 February 1956, the earliest known letter is written by Vernon Bell to Henri Plee. It is believed that Bell wrote to the Fédération Française de Karaté on becoming affiliated with them. On 21 February 1995, Steve Cattle died following an epileptic fit. He was only 47 years old. Until his untimely death, Cattle was one …
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Aug 27 2021
Dirk Heene
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August 27, 2021
The road to perfection cannot be travelled in one lifetime. Dirk Heene A long-time student of Shotokan’s, Taiji Kase, Dirk Heene has done a lot to promote the teachings of Kase. Dirk Heene was born on 24 January 1948, in Aalst, East Flanders Province of Belgium. His father was a mining engineer. When he was …
- BAKF, Belgium, BKSA, Bruno Lorefice, Dirk Heene, ESA, Henri Plee, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Hiroshi Shirai, Hiroshi Shoji, IAKF World Championships, Jim Martin, JKA, Kazuhiro Sawada, Keinosuke Enoeda, KSKA, KUGB, Leo Aarts, Pascal LeCourt, Pascal Petrella, Satoshi Miyazaki, Sergio Gneo, Steve Cattle, Taiji Kase, Velibor Dimitrijevic, WKSA
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May 10 2021
This week in history (10 May – 16 May)
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May 10, 2021
10 May On 10 May 1957, the founder of Shotokan Karate, Gichin Funakoshi, was laid to rest at the Zen Sho-ji temple in Kakiu. He was cremated and his ashes laid alongside those of his wife. Funakoshi had died on 26 April, in a Tokyo hospital, surrounded by his close family and his student Shigeru …
- Andy Sherry, Antonio Espinos, Billy Higgins, Bob Poynton, bob rhodes, charles naylor, chris adamou, danny bryceland, Frank Brennan, fred gille, Gichin Funakoshi, Hamish Adam, Henri Plee, Hirokazu Kanazawa, IOC, Jacques Delcourt, Keinosuke Enoeda, KUGB, Liverpool Red Triangle Club, Mas Oyama, Mas Tsuroka, Miki Nakamachi, NKA, Ray Dalke, Shigeru Egami, SKGB, Steve Cattle, Taiji Kase, Terry O'Neill, Tetsuji Murakami, Vernon Bell, WKF
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Mar 31 2021
Eddie Daniels
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March 31, 2021
…. Karateka should train as martial artists and take part in sport, not train as sportsmen. The situation will be made worse if ever Karate gets onto the television – generations of kids will come to regard it just as a sport. Eddie Daniels Known for his speed and skill, Eddie Daniels was one of …
- Audun Daniels, Bill Bressaw, Billy Higgins, BKCC, BKF, Bob Aikman, Bob Poynton, bob rhodes, Chojiro Tani, Chris Thompson, Cyril Cummins, Eddie Daniels, ekf, Hamish Adam, Jan Bujac, KSI, Lionel Marinus, Peter Consterdine, Roy Stanhope, Shigeru Kimura, SKF, SKU, Solfrid Daniels, Stan Knighton, Steve Arneil, Steve Cattle, Terry O'Neill, Ticky Donovan, Vernon Bell, Yoshinao Nanbu
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Feb 15 2021
This week in history February (15 Feb – 21 Feb)
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February 15, 2021
16 February On 16 February 2019, Yoshizo Machida was promoted by the JKA. JKA Brazil announced that the JKA Instructor Committee had recommended that he be promoted to 8th Dan. This was mainly due to his work of developing Shotokan Karate in Brazil. 17 February On 17 February 1947, Nicholas Adamou was born. He began …
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Jan 26 2021
Masao Kawasoe
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January 26, 2021
Most people don’t understand the central role the hips have to play in Karate. Karate is about the hips first and then the other parts of the body coming into play picking up energy along the way. Masao Kawasoe The former Chief Instructor of the JKA, Masatoshi Nakayama, once said of Masao Kawasoe: Through his …
- Andy Sherry, Bob Poynton, Hideo Ochi, Hidetaka Nishiyama, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Hiroshi Shirai, ITKF, JKA, JKA Instructors Course, Katsunori Tsuyama, Katsuya Kisaka, Keinosuke Enoeda, KUGB, KUS, Masafumi Shiomitsu, Masahiko Tanaka, Masao Kawasoe, Masatoshi Nakayama, Minoru Miyata, Satoshi Miyazaki, shiro asano, Steve Cattle, Takesshi Naito, Takushoku University, Ted Hedlund, UKTKF, WSI, yoshiharu osaka, Yoshiki Habu
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