25 October On 25 October 1936 several Karate masters gathered for a special meeting in Naha, Okinawa. While not attended by Gichin Funakoshi, this meeting was attended by Chomo Hanashiro, Chotoku Kyan, Choki Motobu, Chojun Miyagi, Choshin Chibana, Juhatsu Kyoda, Shinpan Gusukuma, Genwa Nakasone, and others. Funakoshi would attend subsequent meetings. Chomo Hanashiro had first …
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Oct 25 2021
This week in history (25 October – 31 October)
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October 25, 2021
- 100 Kata Challenge, AAKF, David Coulter, FIK, Gojuro Harada, Henri Plee, Hidetaka Nishiyama, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Hiroo Mochizuki, Hiroshi Kamata, Hiroshi Shirai, Howard Collins, Jurgen Seydel, Karin Prinsloo, keigo abe, Masahiko Tanaka, Masataka Mori, Masatoshi Nakayama, National Collegiate Championships, Ray Dalke, shiro asano, ski, SKIEF, SKIF, Stan Schmidt, Thomas Morikawa, Vernon Bell, Vladimiro Malatesti, Waseda University, World Open Tournament, Yasu Uyehara
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Jan 28 2021
Shigeru Oyama
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January 28, 2021
Fear is part of being human. All people feel fear sometimes. I don’t feel it very often, but when I do feel afraid or nervous, I keep a poker face. I hide my emotions, and I fight harder. Shigeru Oyama A pioneer of Kyokushin Karate in the United States, Shigeru Oyama, was one of Mas …
- 100-Man Kumite, Bobby Lowe, Howard Collins, IKO, Japanese, Joko Ninomiya, Kenji Kurosaki, Mas Oyama, Nihon University, Noboru Ozawa, Rikkyo University, Shigeru Oyama, Steve Arneil, Tadashi Nakamura, Takashi Azuma, Toshikazu Sato, Willie Williams, World Open Tournament, World Oyama Karate, Yasuhiko Oyama
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Jan 18 2021
This week in history (18 January – 24 January)
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January 18, 2021
20 January On 20 January 1909 Gōju-ryu legend, Gōgen Yamaguchi, was born. Nicknamed the Cat, he was famed for his feline-like speed and prowess.Yamaguchi was a direct student of Gōju-ryu Karate founder, Chojun Miyagi. He began training with him in 1929. On 20 January 1938 Cyril Cummins, a pioneer of Shotokan in Central England, was …
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Oct 26 2020
This week in history (26 October – 1 November)
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October 26, 2020
26 October On 26 October 1957, the Federation Internationale De Karate (FIK) was formed at the headquarters of the French Karate Federation, located at 34 rue de la Montagne Sainte Genevieve, Paris. Present at the creation of the FIK was Vladimiro Malatesti (representing Italy), Vernon Bell (representing Great Britain), Jurgen Seydel (representing Germany), Henri Plee …
- AAKF, Gojuro Harada, Henri Plee, Hidetaka Nishiyama, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Hiroo Mochizuki, Hiroshi Kamata, Hiroshi Shoji, Howard Collins, IKO-2, JKA, JSKA, keigo abe, Masataka Mori, Masatoshi Nakayama, Matsuno Faction, National Collegiate Championships, Ray Dalke, rika usami, shiro asano, Thomas Morikawa, University of California Riverside, Vernon Bell, Vladimiro Malatesti, WKF, WKO, World Open Tournament, Yasu Uyehara, yoseikan karate
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