25 July Between 25 and 27 July 1981, the Karate event took place at Santa Clara University, at the 1st World Games held in Santa Clara, California. Tokey Hill won a bronze medal in the Men’s Individual -80kg Kumite event. Yukiyoshi Marutani defeated teammate, Seiji Nishimura, to win the bronze medal in the Men’s Individual …
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Jul 24 2023
This week in history…(24 July – 30 July)
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July 24, 2023
- 100-Man Kumite, Andy Hug, Bakkies Laubscher, Bob Poynton, Eiichi Miyazato, Ernie Molyneux, Geoff Thompson, Gichin Funakoshi, Gogen Yamaguchi, Henrik Larsen, Hideki Okamoto, Hiroki Kurosawa, Hiroo Mochizuki, Jim Collins, Keinosuke Enoeda, Liverpool Red Triangle Club, Mas Oyama, Masao Kagawa, Matt Price, Mervyn Etienne, Mie Nakayama, Norman Robinson, Osamu Ozawa, Seiji Nishimura, Steve Arneil, Tetsuo Yamagawa, Tokey Hill, Tsuguo Sakumoto, USANKF, Vic Charles, World Games, Yukiyoshi Marutani, Zenpo Shimabukuro
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Mar 13 2023
This week in history…(13 March – 19 March)
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March 13, 2023
13 March On 13 March 1957, Vernon Bell was awarded his black belt in Yoseikan Karate from the Fédération Française de Karaté, under Hiroo Mochizuki and Henri Plee. Bell had started training with Plee towards the end of 1955. He had made frequent visits to Plee’s Paris dojo. After around eighteen months he graded for his 1st Dan. Bell …
- 100-Man Kumite, Andy Sherry, Bernard Cherix, BKF, Christophe Pinna, Elwyn Hall, Frank Brennan, Hajime Kazumi, Henri Plee, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Hiroo Mochizuki, JKA, Jurgen Seydal, Keinosuke Enoeda, Kenji Yamaki, KUGB, Masahiko Tanaka, Masao Kagawa, Masao Kawasoe, Michael Billman, Miyuki Miura, Sadashige Kato, Shoto Cup, Tsuguo Sakumoto, Vernon Bell, Vladimiro Malatesti
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Dec 19 2022
This week in history…(19 December – 25 December)
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December 19, 2022
19 December On 19 December 1963 Vernon Bell received a letter from Masatomo Takagi, the General Manager of the JKA (Japan Karate Association), requesting that the BKF (British Karate Federation) officially act as the authorized representative of the JKA in Britain. Earlier that year Bell had received a letter from Takagi indicating that Tetsuji Murakami …
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Dec 12 2022
This week in history…(12 December -18 December)
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December 12, 2022
12 December On 12 December 1965 Hirokazu Kanazawa held his first grading at the BKF (British Karate Federation)’s Nottingham dojo. The BKF had arranged with the JKA (Japan Karate Association) for Kanazawa to reside in the United Kingdom for a year, teaching Shotokan Karate. On 12 December 2008, Henri Plee was honoured for his services …
- Andy Hug, Andy Sherry, BKF, Brian Hammond, charles mack, Hajime Kazumi, Henri Plee, Hirokazu Kanazawa, IOC, Jacques Delcourt, Jimmy Neal, JKA, Keinosuke Enoeda, Minoru Mochizuki, Ray Sefo, rika usami, Ron Mills, Terry Wingrove, Ticky Donovan, Tsuguo Sakumoto, Tsuyoshi Hiroshige, Vernon Bell, WKF, Yutaka Yaguchi
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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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Jul 25 2022
This week in history… (25 July – 31 July)
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July 25, 2022
25 July Between 25 and 27 July 1981, the Karate event took place at Santa Clara University, at the 1st World Games held in Santa Clara, California. Tokey Hill won a bronze medal in the Men’s Individual -80kg Kumite event. Yukiyoshi Marutani defeated teammate, Seiji Nishimura, to win the bronze medal in the Men’s Individual …
- 100-Man Kumite, Abdu Shaher, Andy Hug, Beverly Morris, Bob Poynton, Cecil Hackett, Geoff Thompson, Gogen Yamaguchi, Henri Plee, Hideki Okamoto, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Hiroki Kurosawa, Hiroo Mochizuki, Hiroshi Shirai, Janice Argyle, Jim Collins, JKA, Keinosuke Enoeda, KUGB, Liverpool Red Triangle Club, Mas Oyama, Mervyn Etienne, Mie Nakayama, Osamu Ozawa, Steve Arneil, Taiji Kase, Takayuki Mikami, Tokey Hill, Tsuguo Sakumoto, Vic Charles, Yukiyoshi Marutani
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Dec 20 2021
This week in history (20 December – 26 December)
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December 20, 2021
21 December On 21 December 1957 Trevor Guilfoyle and Gerald Tucker become the first karateka in Britain to be graded to 3rd kyu, under the British Karate Federation (BKF). The grading was conducted by Vernon Bell at 12 Maybush Road, Hornchurch, London. Guilfoyle and Tucker were two of Bell’s earliest students, taking part in the …
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Dec 15 2021
Antonio Diaz
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December 15, 2021
Sport is sport, period. You train, you compete, and you retire. Budo Karate is a way of life. You can always go back and start again, over and over, because like life itself, it is a process. We should use Karate as a discipline to look at life. Budo philosophy it’s not only about Karate …
- Akio Tamashiro, Ali Sofuoglu, Antonio Diaz, Ariel Toreres, Damien Quintero, Guinness Book of Records, IOC, Javier Hernandez, Javier Mantilla, Kiyoshi Yamazaki, luca valdesi, Mie Nakayama, Olympics, rika usami, Ryo Kiyuna, Ryoki Abe, Shoko Sato, Takashi Katada, teruo hayashi, Tomohiro Arashiro, Tsuguo Sakumoto, Venezuelan, Vu Duch Minh Dack, WKF, World Games, yoshimi inoue
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Dec 13 2021
This week in history (13 December – 19 December)
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December 13, 2021
13 December On 13 December 1943 David ‘Ticky’ Donovan was born in Loughton, just outside London. As a boy, he was into many sports. However, boxing was his main passion. He would go on to become the most successful coach of the British and English National sides. On 13 December 1947 Tsuguo Sakumoto was born …
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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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