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Nov 15 2023

Carlo Fugazza

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November 15, 2023

What time man has received he must immediately return, only in this way. Will he be able to receive more. Carlo Fugazza One of Hiroshi Shirai’s, most senior students, Carlo Fugazza, has been practising Shotokan Karate for over 50 years. He is widely regarded as one of the top teachers of Shotokan kata. He has …

Alessandro Cardinale, Angelo Abruzzo, Carlo Fugazza, Dario Marchini, FITAK, FITKA, Hiroshi Shirai, IAKF, Italian, JKA, Mikio Yahara, Pasquale Acri, Robert Fassi, yoshiharu osaka

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Oct 23 2023

This week in history…(23 October – 29 October)

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October 23, 2023

24 October On 24 October 1996, the High Court of Tokyo upheld an earlier decision regarding Mas Oyama’s last will. On 31 March 1995, Judge Atsushi Watanabe of the Tokyo Court of Family Affairs had previously ruled that Oyama’s verbal will was invalid as it had not been signed by him, only by the witnesses. …

AAKF, Akihito Isaka, BKF, Chojun Miyagi, Choki Motobu, Chomo Hanashiro, Choshin Chibana, Chotoku Kyan, David Coulter, FIK, Genwa Nakasone, Gichin Funakoshi, Gojuro Harada, Henri Plee, Hidetaka Nishiyama, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Hiroo Mochizuki, Hiroshi Kamata, Hiroshi Shoji, JKA, JSKA, Juhatsu Kyoda, Jurgen Seydel, Karin Prinsloo, keigo abe, KUGB, Mas Oyama, Masaaki Ueki, Masahiko Tanaka, Masao Kagawa, Masatoshi Nakayama, Mikio Yahara, Minoru Kawawada, Shinpan Gusukuma, shiro asano, ski, SKI(GB), SKIEF, SKIF, Stan Schmidt, Takushoku University, Tatsuya Naka, Tetsuhiko Asai, Tomio Imamura, Vernon Bell, Vladimiro Malatesti, Waseda University, yoshiharu osaka, Yutaka Yaguchi

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Oct 07 2023

Ken Wittstock

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October 7, 2023

Whoever stops loses. Ken Wittstock Part of the first generation of Karate practitioners in South Africa, Ken Wittstock is considered one of the founding fathers of South African Karate. Kenneth Lawrence Wittstock was born on 21 August 1941, in Johannesburg, South Africa, to parents Alfred and Eliza Wittstock. He was the youngest of six children, …

Akihito Isaka, Dave Friend, Eddie Dorey, Hideo Ochi, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Hiroshi Shirai, JKA, Keinosuke Enoeda, Ken Wittstock, Luis Tasuke Watanabe, Masahiko Tanaka, Masatoshi Nakayama, Norman Robinson, Robert Ferrier, South Africam, Stan Schmidt, Taiji Kase, Takeshi Oishi, Toru Yamaguchi, yoshiharu osaka

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Sep 04 2023

This week in history…(4 September -10 September)

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September 4, 2023

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 …

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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Jul 21 2023

Yasuaki Nagatomo

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July 21, 2023

To truly learn Karate, I believe students need to focus on three things: How to see, when to see, what to see. If they don’t know how to see, they can never learn. If they don’t know when to see, they miss the timing; they never can learn. If they know how to see and …

American, Emily Nagatomo, ISKF, Japanese, JKA, Koichiro Okuma, Kumamoto University, Masaaki Ueki, Masahiko Tanaka, Shigeru Takashina, Shojiro Koyama, Yasuaki Nagatomo, yoshiharu osaka, Yutaka Yaguchi

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Apr 05 2023

Minoru Kawawada

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April 5, 2023

Karate is for your whole life, so your Karate must evolve to match who you are today. Minoru Kawawada Although he may not be as well known as some other JKA masters, Minoru Kawawada was a longtime instructor at the JKA Hombu. For many years he went about his task of teaching excellent Karate to …

Akihito Isaka, Dan Cook, Fujikiyo Omura, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Hoitsugan dojo, James Field, James Yabe, JKA, JKA Instructors Course, Jon Keeling, Katsutoshi Shiina, Kazuhiro Sawada, keigo abe, Keisuke Nemoto, Kousaku Yokota, Mai Shiina, Masaaki Ueki, Masaaki Yokomichi, Masahiko Tanaka, Masaki Komaki, Masao Kagawa, Masatoshi Nakayama, Mikio Yahara, Minoru Kawawada, Naonosuke Otsu, Richard Amos, Takenori Imura, Takeshi Oishi, Takushoku University, Tatsuya Naka, teruyuki okazaki, Tetsuhiko Asai, Tomio Imamura, Tomoyuki Aihara, Toshiro Mori, Vincent Cruz, Yasunori Ogura, yoshiharu osaka, Yoshinobu Ohta, Yuji Hashiguchi, Yusuke Inokoshi

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Feb 01 2023

Motokuni Sugiura

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February 1, 2023

A great thinker on the essence of Karate and how it should be taught, Motokuni Sugiura dedicated his life to Karate. As an instructor, he focused on developing strong basics. As the second Chief Instructor of the JKA he oversaw a turbulent period in their history. Motokuni Sugiura was born in Aichi, Japan, on 4 …

Akihito Isaka, Asia University, Gichin Funakoshi, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Hiroshi Shoji, Hitobubashi University, IAKF, Japanese, JKA, keigo abe, Keinosuke Enoeda, Kogakuin University, Masaaki Ueki, Masahiko Tanaka, Masao Kagawa, Masatoshi Nakayama, Matsuno Faction, Mikio Yahara, Minoru Kawawada, Motokuni Sugiura, Nakahara Faction, Nihon University, Nobuyuki Nakahara, Taiji Kase, Taisho University, Tatsuya Naka, Tetsuhiko Asai, The Agriculture and Veterinary School, Tokyo Keizai University, Tomio Imamura, Yasuhiro Nakasone, Yoshiaki Hayashi, yoshiharu osaka, Yoshitaka Funakoshi

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Jan 30 2023

This week in history…(30 January – 5 February)

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January 30, 2023

31 January On 31 January 1999 Keigo Abe resigned from the Matsuno faction of the JKA. Masatoshi Nakayama, the Chief Instructor of the JKA, died in 1987. Tokyo businessman, Nobuyuki Nakahara became the Chairman of the JKA. A number of instructors, led by Tetsuhiko Asai, disagreed with the decision. This led to a split in …

Akihito Isaka, BKF, chris adamou, Eddie Whitcher, eska, Francisco Egea, Greg Durrant, Hirokazu Kanazawa, JKA, John Van Weenen, keigo abe, Keinosuke Enoeda, Masaaki Ueki, Masahiko Tanaka, Masao Kagawa, Masatoshi Nakayama, Michael Manning, Michael Nursey, Michael Randall, Mikio Yahara, Motokuni Sugiura, nick Adamou, Osamu Ozawa, Tetsuhiko Asai, Tetsuji Murakami, Vernon Bell, yoshiharu osaka

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Jan 20 2023

Kazuhiro Sawada

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January 20, 2023

A true karateka must exercise, self-control, be non-aggressive, and avoid confrontation. Kazuhiro Sawada A longtime member of the JKA (Japanese Karate Association), Kazuhiro Sawada has been at the forefront of helping to establish Shotokan Karate in Belgium. Like many of the JKA Masters of his generation, he is very technical. Kazuhiro Sawada was born on …

BAKF, Bruno Lorefice, Brussels University, Dirk Heene, Hideo Tomita, Hirokazu Kanazawa, IAKF World Championships, Japanese, JKA, Joko Ibata, Kazuhiro Sawada, Masahiko Tanaka, Masataka Mori, Masatoshi Nakayama, Motokuni Sugiura, Norihiko Iida, Norimasa Hayakawa, Satoshi Miyazaki, Sergio Gneo, Taiji Kase, Taisho University, Tatsuya Naka, Yasunori Ogura, yoshiharu osaka, Yoshinobu Ohta

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Jan 04 2023

Tomio Imamura

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January 4, 2023

First be taught; learning comes later; Tomio Imarura Known for his quiet demeanour, Tomio Imamura has been described as a “brilliant technician“, known for his exceptional kumite. A two-time world champion, he is one of the best fighters of his generation. Tomio Imamura was born on 7 October 1958, in Kagoshima, Japan. Imamura attended Takushoku …

Akihito Isaka, Andy Sherry, Dean Hodgkin, Elwyn Hall, Frank Brennan, Fujikiyo Omura, Gary Harford, George Best, Hideo Tomita, Hideo Yamamoto, Japanese, JKA, JKA Instructors Course, Katsutoshi Shiina, keigo abe, Keinosuke Enoeda, Keisuke Nemoto, Kunio Kobayashi, Marco Barone, Masaaki Ueki, Masaaki Yokomichi, Masahiko Tanaka, Masao Kagawa, Masataka Mori, Masatoshi Nakayama, Matsuno Faction, Mikio Yahara, Minoru Kawawada, Motokuni Sugiura, Nakahara Faction, Ronnie Canning, Shoto Cup, Takushoku University, Tatsuya Naka, Tetsuhiko Asai, Tomio Imamura, Tomoyuki Aihara, Yasunori Ogura, yoshiharu osaka, Yoshinobu Ohta, Yuji Hashiguchi

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