28 November On 28 November 1934 Frank Cope, a pioneer of British Shotokan Karate, was born in Liverpool. A long-time member of the KUGB (Karate Union of Great Britain) he would become one of the first Karate black belts in Britain. On 28 November 2009, the 9th Open Weight Kyokushin Championships were held in Paris. There were 166 …
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Nov 28 2022
This week in history…(28 November – 4 December)
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November 28, 2022
- Andy Sherry, Choki Motobu, Chotoku Kyan, CW Nichol, Donn Draeger, Eiichi Miyazato, Frank Cope, Gichin Funakoshi, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Hiroshi Shirai, IKO, Jacques Legree, JKA, Katsuhito Gorai, Keinosuke Enoeda, KUGB, Loek Hollander, Malcolm Dorfman, Masaji Taira, masatomo takagi, Masatoshi Nakayama, Satoshi Miyazaki, Shokei Matsui, Shoshine Nagamine, Stanislav Blizniuk, Taiji Kase, Ted Hedlund, WSKA
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Nov 29 2021
This week in history (29 November – 5 December)
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November 29, 2021
29 November On 29 November 1964, Clive William Nicol took his black belt examination and earned the rank of Shodan. Born on 17 July 1940 in Neath, C. W. Nicol is best known for his book Moving Zen – Karate As A Way To Gentleness, a must-read for all martial artists. The book provides a fascinating insight into the early …
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May 18 2021
Yasunori Ogura
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May 18, 2021
Seek perfection of character. Everything else follows on from that. Yasunori Ogura A stalwart of the JKA, Yasunori Ogura is known for his attention to detail. He is a former kumite and kata champion, who is a senior instructor at the JKA Hombu. Yasunori Ogura was born on 21 January 1958, in Hokkaido, Japan. Growing …
- Hideo Yamamoto, Japanese, JKA, Jyoko Ibata, Kazuaki Kurihara, Kazuhiro Sawada, Koji Chubachi, Mai Shiina, Masaaki Ueki, Masao Kagawa, Masatoshi Nakayama, Mikio Yahara, Norihiko Iida, Norimasa Hayakawa, Sergio Gneo, SKDI, Takeshi Oishi, Takushoku University, Ted Hedlund, Tomio Imamura, Yasunori Ogura, Yutaro Ogane
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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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Nov 30 2020
This week in history (30 November – 6 December)
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November 30, 2020
30 November On 30 November 1990, the World Shotokan Karate Association WSKA was formed. As a non-political association made up of various organisations it aims to promote traditional Shotokan competition. In 2001 Malcolm Dorfman was appointed the Africa Continent Director for the WSKA. In 2005 he was appointed to the WSKA Referee Qualifications panel for the …
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Nov 25 2019
This week in history (25 November – 1 December)
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November 25, 2019
25 November On 25 November 1948 the founder of the Okinawan Karate style Uechi-ryu, Kanbun Uechi, died aged 71. Born into a family of farmers, in 1897 Uechi fled his native Okinawa to avoid conscription into the Japanese army. He travelled to Fuzhou (Fuchou) in the Fukien Province of China. Looking to learn martial arts, …
- Aidan Trimble, Alexandra Recchia, Andy Sherry, Antonio Diaz, Atsuko Wakai, Azdin Rghioui, Billy Blanks, Chojun Miyagi, CW Nichol, David Coulter, Donn Draegar, Ei'ichi Miyazato, Emilie Thouy, Frank Cope, Gichin Funakoshi, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Hiroshi Shirai, Ibrahim Gary, kanban uechi, kanyei uechi, Keinosuke Enoeda, Kenji Grillon, KUGB, Logan Da Costa, Lolita Dona, Lucie Ignace, Luigi Busa, Malcolm Dorfman, Maria Victoria Moreno, Marina Sasso, Masaji Taira, Masatomi Takagi, Masatoshi Nakayama, Mathieu Cossou, Mie Nakayama, Nadege Ait-Ibrahim, Nadir Benaissa, rafael aghayev, rika usami, Salim Bendiab, Satoshi Miyazaki, SKGB, ski, Sosui Ichikawa, Suzuko Okamura, Tadahiko Ohtsuka, Ted Hedlund, Tiffany Fanjat, Tokey Hill, World Shotokan Karate Association, WSKA, yoshimi inoue
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Oct 16 2019
Moments in history: The 1990 World Shotokan Championships
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October 16, 2019
In 1972 at the WUKO World Championships, the Japanese team, containing many members of the JKA walked out of the tournament. They were unhappy at some of the officiating against their competitors. As a result of the walkout, Japanese officials and competitors were sanctioned by the World Union of Karatedo Organisations (WUKO) and the Federation …
- Andy Sherry, Dean Hodgkin, Elwyn Hall, FAJKO, Frank Brennan, Gary Harford, George Best, Hirokazu Kanazawa, JKA, Maiko Asano, Masahiko Tanaka, Masao Kagawa, Masatoshi Nakayama, Norihiko Iida, Ronnie Christopher, Ted Hedlund, Tomoyuki Aihara, WUKO, Yoko Nakamura, Yuki Hasama, Yuki Mimura, Yukichi Tabata
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Nov 26 2018
This week in history (26 November – 2 December)
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November 26, 2018
26 November On 26 November 1988 the 3rd Shotokan Karate International (SKI) World Championships began at the Utsunomiya Grand Hotel, in Japan. Hirokazu Kanazawa gave the opening speech to the Championships. In the men’s kata final K Kato defeated M Murakami. Both men performed the kata Unsu. The woman’s individual kata title was won by S Mukai of …
- Aidan Trimble, Andy Sherry, Chojun Miyagi, CW Nichol, David Coulter, Donn Draegar, Frank Cope, Gichin Funakoshi, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Hiroshi Shirai, Keinosuke Enoeda, Kenji Ogata, KUGB, Malcolm Dorfman, masatomo takagi, Masatoshi Nakayama, Mie Nakayama, Satoshi Miyazaki, Suzuko Okamura, Tadahiko Ohtsuka, Taiji Kase, Ted Hedlund, WSKA
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