4 September On 4 September 1931 Kenneth Funakoshi, a distant relative of Shotokan Karate founder, Gichin Funakoshi, was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. On 4 September 1993, Gerard Gordeau competed at the K1-Illusion, Tokyo event. A month later in October, he competed at the K1-Illusioin, Karate World Cup, held in Osaka. 6 September On 6 September …
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Sep 04 2023
This week in history…(4 September -10 September)
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September 4, 2023
- AAKF, Andy Hug, BKF, charles mack, Chojiro Tani, Eiichi Miyazato, Gerard Gordeau, Gichin Funakoshi, Jigaro Kano, JKA, JKR, Kazuaki Kurihara, Kenneth Funakoshi, Kiyoshi Yamazaki, Mai Shiina, Masaaki Ueki, Masatoshi Nakayama, Morio Higaonna, Risei Kano, Robert Fusaro, Ryoichi Onaga, Shigeru Kimura, Teruo Chinen, Tommy Morris, Vernon Bell, Walter Seaton, WTKF, Yasuhiro Konishi, Yasunori Ogura, yoshiharu osaka
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May 01 2023
This week in history…(1 May – 7 May)
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May 1, 2023
1 May On 1 May 1949, the Japan Karate Association(Nippon Karate Kyokai) was formed. Kichinosuke Saigo was the first President of the association, with Isao Obata the first Chairman. On 1 May 1953, Fujikiyo Omura was born Shizuoka, Japan. He began learning Karate at high school in 1970. Known for the speed and dynamism of …
- Alexandre Biamonti, Andy Hug, Andy Sherry, Ansei Ueshiro, Atsuko Wakai, Billy Higgins, BKF, bob rhodes, Brian Fitkin, Chojun Miyagi, Dominique Valera, Eddie Daniels, Eiichi Miyazato, Eugene Codrington, Frank Brennan, Fred Kidd, Fujikiyo Omura, Fusei Kise, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Iain Abernethy, Isao Obata, JKA, Kichinosuke Saigo, Luis Maria Sanz, Mary Stevens, Michael Milon, Mie Nakayama, Morio Higaonna, Patrice Belrhiti, Patricia Duggin, Peter Spanton, rafael aghayev, Ryoichi Onaga, Ryoke Abe, Seikichi Toguchi, Terry Wingrove, Teruo Chinen, Walter Seaton, Wayne Otto, yoshimi inoue, Yoshizo Machida
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Apr 12 2023
Leo Lipinski
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April 12, 2023
I firmly believe that to learn to fight you must fight. So most of my basics are geared to fighting not the typical up and down movements you will see in most dojos. I use these for warm-up only and usually I dispense with this type of monotonous practice after about 15 minutes. Leo Lipinski …
- Andy Sherry, Chojiro Tani, Chris Rowen, Chung Ta Chen, EKGB, ETKB, Gogen Yamaguchi, Goshi Yamaguchi, Hirayasu Tamae, Hironori Ohtsuka, JKF, Kinsley Johnson, Leo Lipinski, Manzo Iwata, Morio Higaonna, Motokasu Inoue, Rob Langworthy, Shigeru Egami, Shigeru Kimura, Shuji Tasaki, South African, Steve Arneil, Walter Seaton
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Feb 10 2023
Tatsuo Suzuki
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February 10, 2023
These days, too many people stop training once they pass 2nd or 3rd Dan, they don’t realise belts are not important. Grades mean nothing, all that matters is to train hard. Many people call themselves 10th or even 12th Dan, but most of them are rubbish. Tatsuo Suzuki A direct student of Wado-Ryu Karate founder, …
- Aichi University, Eleni Labiri, Fumio Sugasawa, Geoff Thompson, Gogen Yamaguchi, Hajime Takashima, Hamish Adam, Hironori Ohtsuka, Hiroo Mochizuki, Hisaomi Fuji, Japanese, Jerome Atkinson, Jhoon Rhee, Jim Collins, Jiro Ohtsuka, JKF, Katsumi Kobayashi, Kazuo Kimura, Kuniaki Sakagami, Kyuzo Mifune, Masafumi Shiomitsu, Meiji University, morihei ueshiba, Nagoya University, Nihon University, Pat McKay, Peter Spanton, Shizuoka University, Tatsuo Suzuki, Teruo Kono, Ticky Donovan, Tokyo University, Toru Arakawa, Toru Takamizawa, Tsutomu Ohshima, UKKW, Vic Charles, Walter Seaton, WIKF, Yasuhiro Konishi, Yoshiaki Ajari, Yukio Sugino, Yutaka Toyama
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Sep 05 2022
This week in history…(5 September – 11 September)
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September 5, 2022
6 September On 6 September 2016 Walter Seaton, one of the first Wado-Ryu black belts in the UK, died aged 80 years. Seaton was born in Middlesbrough and was one of the first instructors to teach Karate to women at his dojo. A family man, Seaton and his wife Eva had six children, twenty-two grandchildren, …
- AAKF, Andy Hug, BKF, BKI, charles mack, Chojiro Tani, chris adamou, Colin Williams, Eddie Whitcher, Hideo Tomita, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Jack Johnson, JKA, JKR, Katsunori Tsuyama, Kazuaki Kurihara, Keinosuke Enoeda, Kiyoshi Yamazaki, Maasaki Ueki, Mai Shiina, Masatoshi Nakayama, Michael Randall, Mike Peachey, nick Adamou, Robert Fusaro, Shigeru Kimura, Tadashi Nakamura, Tommy Morris, Vernon Bell, Walter Seaton, Will Mannion, Yasuhiro Konishi, Yasunori Ogura, yoshiharu osaka, Yoshinobu Ohta
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May 02 2022
This week in history (2 May – 8 May)
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May 2, 2022
2 May On 2 May 1967, the 2nd European Championships were held at the Crystal Palace, London. Brian Fitkin was selected to be a member of the British team, even though he was a green belt. Britain defeated a powerful French team in the Team Kumite event. During the tournament, the 20-year-old Fitkin defeated a …
- Alexandre Biamonti, Andy Hug, Andy Sherry, Billy Higgins, BKF, bob rhodes, Brian Fitkin, Dominique Valera, Eddie Daniels, Eugene Codrington, Frank Brennan, Fusei Kise, Hirokazu Kanazawa, JKA, KUGB, Luis Maria Sanz, Michael Milon, Patricia Duggin, Peter Spanton, rafael aghayev, Sari Laine, Terry Wingrove, Walter Seaton, Wayne Otto
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Sep 06 2021
This week in history (6 September – 12 September)
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September 6, 2021
6 September On 6 September 2016 Walter Seaton, one of the first Wado-Ryu black belts in the UK, died aged 80 years. Seaton was born in Middlesbrough and was one of the first instructors to teach Karate to women at his dojo. A family man, Seaton and his wife Eva had six children, twenty-two grandchildren, …
- Andy Hug, Atsuko Wakai, BKF, charles mack, Chojiro Tani, chris adamou, Eddie Whitcher, Guinness Book of Records, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Jack Johnson, JKR, Katsunori Tsuyama, Keinosuke Enoeda, Kiyoshi Yamazaki, KUGB, Masatoshi Nakayama, Matsuo Kon, Michael Randall, Mike Peachey, Molly Samuel, nick Adamou, Pat Brown, Risei Kano, Robert Fusaro, Shigeru Kimura, Tadashi Nakamura, Tommy Morris, Vernon Bell, Walter Seaton, Will Mannion, Yasuhiro Konishi, yoshiharu osaka, Yoshinobu Ohta
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Jun 08 2021
Ray Fuller
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June 8, 2021
… I had to learn Karate, I had to look after myself… Ray Fuller A pioneer of Shotokan Karate, Ray Fuller was one of Vernon Bell’s first Karate students. His association was a founding member of the EKGB (English Karate Governing Body). Raymond Edward Fuller was born on 27 January 1934. After leaving school he …
- Andy Sherry, BKF, Bob Poynton, Eddie Whitcher, English, FEKO, Fred Kidd, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Hiroshi Shirai, Jimmy Neal, Jimmy Patterson, JKA, Keinosuke Enoeda, KUGB, Liverpool Red Triangle Club, Masatoshi Nakayama, Michael Randall, Mick Peachey, Minoru Mochizuki, pauline laville, Ray Fuller, Rob Williams, Sam Firlej, Satoshi Miyazaki, shiro asano, Taiji Kase, Terry Wingrove, Thames Karate International, Val Patterson, Vernon Bell, Walter Seaton, Yoseikan
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May 03 2021
This week in history (2 May – 9 May)
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May 3, 2021
2 May Between 2 – 4 May 1994, the 29th European Karate Championships were held in Birmingham, England. Englishmen Wayne Otto and Tim Stephens won gold and silver, in their respective Kumite events. Teammates Patricia Duggin and Julliet Toney won bronze medals in their respective kumite events. Sari Laine of Finland, who owns the Guinness …
- Alexandre Biamonti, Andy Hug, Andy Sherry, Billy Higgins, BKF, bob rhodes, Eddie Daniels, Frank Brennan, Fred Kidd, Fusei Kise, Guinness Book of Records, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Islamic Solidarity Games, JKA, Julliet Toney, K-1, KUGB, Luis Maria Sanz, Michael Milon, Oscar Vazquez, Patricia Duggin, rafael aghayev, Sari Laine, Terry Wingrove, Tim Stephens, Walter Seaton, Wayne Otto
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Aug 31 2020
This week in history (31 Aug – 6 Sep)
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August 31, 2020
1 September On 1 September 1923 the plates to Gichin Funakoshi’s book “Ryukyu Kempo: Tode” were destroyed in the Great Kanto earthquake. The earthquake that hit the Japanese island of Honshu in 1923 was one of the most destructive ever recorded and resulted in a tsunami. The cities of Tokyo and Yokohama and the prefectures …
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