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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Feb 27 2023
This week in history…(27 February – 5 March)
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February 27, 2023
27 February On 27 February 1948, Terence (Terry) O’Neill, one of the best karateka ever produced in Britain, was born in Liverpool, England. O’Neill began his Karate training in 1963 when as a 16-year-old he lied about his age, on his application to join the British Karate Federation (BKF). Under Keinosuke Enoeda and the JKA, he …
- Andy Sherry, Billy Higgins, BKF, Bob Poynton, bob rhodes, charles mack, dave hazard, Frank Brennan, Fred Giles, Gichin Funakoshi, Henri Plee, Hirokazu Kanazawa, JKA, JKA Instructors Course, Keinosuke Enoeda, KUGB, Liverpool Red Triangle Club, Masatoshi Nakayama, terry o'neill, Terry Wingrove, Tetsuji Murakami, Ticky Donovan, Vernon Bell, Yasutsune Itosu, Yoshihide Funakoshi, Yoshitaka Funakoshi
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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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Oct 03 2022
This week in history…(3 October – 9 October)
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October 3, 2022
4 October On 4 October 1924, Motokuni Sugiura, a former Chief Instructor of the JKA, was born in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Sugiura earned his 1st Dan aged only 20. At university, he had been taught by Gichin Funakoshi and his son Yoshitaka. After he graduated in 1944 he joined the Tsuchiura Navy Flying Corps, serving …
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Sep 16 2022
Gursharan Sahota
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September 16, 2022
It is important that karateka are aware that time, effort and practice are still the main factors in working towards perfecting not only one’s skills but also one’s inner mind and attitudes towards an Art. Gursharan Sahota Training in Shotokan Karate for over 50 years, Gursharan Sahota leads one of the largest Shotokan groups in …
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Jul 18 2022
This week in history… (18 July – 24 July)
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July 18, 2022
18 July On 18 July 1959, Tetsuji Murakami made his first-ever visit to England to teach for the BKF (British Karate Federation). He also conducted a number of gradings at 12 Maybush Road, Hornchurch, Essex. On 18 July 1963 Vernon Bell received a letter from his German counterpart, Jurgen Seydel, informing him that Tetsuji Murakami …
- 100-Man Kumite, Allan Smith, Andy Sherry, BKF, Bob Poynton, FAJKO, Hoang Nam, Howard Collins, Jigaro Kano, JKA, John Ashton, Jurgen Seydel, Katsuaki Sato, Keinosuke Enoeda, KUGB, Liverpool Red Triangle Club, Mas Oyama, Michael Manning, Minoru Mochizuki, Miyuki Miura, morihei ueshiba, pauline bindra, Ryochi Sasakawa, Sadashige Kato, Seiji Isobe, Shokei Matsui, Steve Arneil, terry o'neill, Terutomo Yamazaki, Tetsuji Murakami, Vernon Bell
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Jun 27 2022
This week in history… (27 June – 3 July)
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June 27, 2022
26 June On 26 June 1965, Hirokazu Kanazawa took his first teaching trip to the BKF’s (British Karate Federation’s) Dundee dojo. He was there for a week. The Dundee dojo was located at the Dundee United Sporting Club in Coupers Alley, Wellgate. It was run by William McGuire who had become a BKF member in …
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Jun 15 2022
Matt Price
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June 15, 2022
I see Karate not as a sport but as an art. Therefore kata and kumite are both needed to become an all-round practitioner of the art. That isn’t to say I have anything against people who view karate as a sport. Matt Price As a competitor, Matt Price was known for his very strong kumite. …
- Aidan Trimble, Alan Campbell, Andy Sherry, Ben Richardson, bob rhodes, Doug James, Elwyn Hall, English, eska, Frank Brennan, George Best, JKA, JKS, Joe Kellaway, Keinosuke Enodea, Keinosuke Enoeda, KUGB, Martial Arts Illustrated, Masao Kagawa, Matt Price, Nick Heald, Paul Newby, Randolph Williams, Red Triangle Club, Richard Amos, Richard Heselton, Ronnie Christopher, Steve Carless, Takahashi Yamaguchi, Teikyo University, terry o'neill, Ticky Donovan, Wayne Otto, Willie Thomas, WKF, WSKA, Zoe Price
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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 27 2022
On this day….(February 27)
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February 27, 2022
On 27 February 1948, Terence (Terry) O’Neill, one of the best karateka ever produced in Britain, was born in Liverpool, England. O’Neill began his Karate training in 1963 when as a 16-year-old he lied about his age, on his application to join the British Karate Federation (BKF). Under Keinosuke Enoeda and the JKA, he earned his …
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