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 …
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Apr 03 2023
This week in history…(3 April – 9 April)
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April 3, 2023
- 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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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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Nov 22 2021
This week in history (22 November – 28 November)
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November 22, 2021
22 November On 22 November 1984, the second day of the 1992 World Championships took place in Maastricht, Netherlands. For the first time in the championship’s history, Britain topped the medal table, winning a total of eight medals (four golds, one silver and three bronzes) ahead of Japan. Britain’s main successes came in the kumite …
- Aidan Trimble, Alexandra Recchia, Allesandro Gardinali, Atsuko Wakai, Azdin Rghioui, Beverly Morris, Cecil Hackett, Damien Dovey, Dario Marchini, Elisa Au, Emilie Thouy, Frank Cope, Fumihiro Tanabe, Geoff Thompson, George Kotaka, Gichin Fuankoshi, Guusje van Mourik, Henri Plee, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Hironori Ohtsuka, Ibrahim Gary, ITKF, Jacques Legree, Jerome Atkinson, Jim Collins, Joy Cujic, Junior Lefevre, kanban uechi, kanyei uechi, Kenji Grillon, Kenji Midori, KUGB, Lolita Dona, Lucie Ignace, Luis Maria Sanz, Masafumi Shiomitsu, Masashi Koyama, Mathieu Cossou, Mie Nakayama, Mitsusuke Harada, Molly Samuel, Nadege Ait-Ibrahim, Nadir Benaissa, Nihon University, Pasquell Acri, Pat McKay, rafael aghayev, rika usami, Ryoke Abe, Setsuko Takagi, Shokei Matsui, ski, Snezana Pantic, Suzuko Okamura, Tadahiko Ohtsuka, Taiji Kase, Takashi Katada, Tiffany Fanjat, Tokey Hill, Toru Arakawa, Tsuguo Sakumoto, Vic Charles, Wayne Otto, Yoshitaka Funakoshi, Yvette Bryan
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Apr 05 2021
This week in history (5 April – 11 April)
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April 5, 2021
5 April On April 5, 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 …
- BKF, Choki Motobu, chris adamou, DKB, Eddie Whitcher, Gogen Yamaguchi, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Hiroo Mochizuki, Hiroshi Shirai, Jack Johnson, Jigaro Kano, JKA, Keinosuke Enoeda, Lothar Fischer, Manabu Murakami, Mas Oyama, Masaaki Ueki, Michael Randall, Mick Peachey, Mie Nakayama, Minoru Mochizuki, morihei ueshiba, nick Adamou, Nobuaki Kanazawa, peter urban, Richard Kim, SKIF, Suzuko Okamura, Taiji Kase, Tetsuji Murakami, Will Mannion, Yoseikan, Yoshiaki Ajari, Yoshizo Machida, Yuki Mimura
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Nov 23 2020
This week in history (23 November – 29 November)
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November 23, 2020
23 November On 23 November 1963, Shotokai master, Mitsusuke Harada gave a Karate demonstration at the Royal Albert Hall, during the National Judo Championships. Judo great, Kenishiro Abbe’s organisation, the British Budo Council, had invited Harada. On 23 November 1986, the third day of the 8th WUKO World Karate Championships took place in Sydney, Australia. …
- 100-Man Kumite, Antonio Diaz, Atsuko Wakai, Billy Blanks, CW Nichol, Damien Dovey, David Coulter, Donn Draegar, Frank Cope, Fumihiro Tanabe, Geoff Thompson, George Kotaka, Gichin Funakoshi, Guusje van Mourik, Henri Plee, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Hironori Ohtsuka, Junior Lefevre, kanban uechi, kanyei uechi, Luigi Busa, Masafumi Shiomitsu, Masatoshi Nakayama, Mie Nakayama, Mitsusuke Harada, Molly Samuel, Nihon University, Pat McKay, rafael aghayev, rika usami, Snezana Pantic, Suzuko Okamura, Tadahiko Ohtsuka, Taiji Kase, Takashi Katada, Takuma Kouketsu, Tokey Hill, Toru Arakawa, Tsuguo Sakumoto, Vic Charles, WUKO, yoshimi inoue, Yoshitaka Funakoshi
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Aug 15 2020
Atsuko Wakai
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August 15, 2020
Women first competed in the World Championships in 1980 at the tournament held in Madrid, Spain. Suzuko Okamura became the first individual kata world champion. Her victory was the start of total dominance of the kata events by the Japanese women. From 1980 to 2004 they remained undefeated in the event. Arguably the greatest of …
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Aug 15 2020
Mie Nakayama
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August 15, 2020
Firstly, I practise katas very accurately going through the basic again and again; I do this for about one hour every day. I then go through the katas imaging the attackers and how I would compete with them. I pay a lot of attention to imagination, feeling, and expression. Mie Nakayama Mie Nakayama can arguably …
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Aug 13 2020
Yuki Mimura
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August 13, 2020
Following on from greats Suzuko Okamura and Mie Nakayama, Yuki Mimura was the next great female Japanese kata champion. Like her predecessor, Nakayama she was the winner of three consecutive World titles, not to mention World Games and World Cup titles. Yuki Mimura was born on 5 April 1970 in Ashimura, a small village in the mountains near …
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Aug 09 2020
Suzuko Okamura-Hamasaki
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August 9, 2020
I realised that I cannot live without Karate. That is my source of energy. Suzuko Okamura-Hamasaki Suzuko Okamura holds a special place in tournament Karate history. She was the first Women’s World Champion in kata. She ushered in a dominance of the kata event for over twenty years by Japanese women that lasted from 1980 …
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Mar 30 2020
This week in history (30 March – 5 April)
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March 30, 2020
31 March On 31 March 1921, Tetsuji Murakami was born in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. Described as a Karate missionary, Murakami began teaching Karate across Europe and North Africa during the infancy of the art outside of Japan. He was one of the first Japanese instructors to settle in Europe. Growing up Murakami was not interested …
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