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 …
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May 01 2023
This week in history…(1 May – 7 May)
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May 1, 2023
- 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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Feb 20 2023
This week in history…(20 February – 26 February)
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February 20, 2023
20 February On 20 February 1964, José Manuel Egea Caceres, the oldest of three boys, was born in the Pan Bendito neighbourhood of Madrid, Spain. He is one of the greatest European competitors, being an 8-time World Champion (junior and senior), a 13-time European Champion, a 14-time Spanish Champion, and the winner of numerous open …
- BKF, Brian Fitkin, Eddie Whitcher, Fumio Demura, Henri Plee, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Hiroo Mochizuki, Hitoshi Kasuya, IAKF, JKA Instructors Course, Jose Manuel Egea, Kazuhiro Sawada, Keiji Tomiyama, Keinosuke Enoeda, KUGB, KWF, Malcolm Dorfman, Masahiko Tanaka, rika usami, Rob Williams, Shane Dorfman, ski, Steve Arneil, Steve Cattle, Taiji Kase, Tak Kubota, Tsutomu Ohshima, Vernon Bell, Waseda University, WKF, WKSA, wskf, yoshimi inoue
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Sep 26 2022
This week in history…(26 September – 2 October)
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September 26, 2022
26 September On 26 September 1969, The 1st All Japan Open Karate Tournament took place at the Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo. A full-contact competition, the tournament was open to martial artists from other styles. Both Terutomo Yamazaki and Yoshiji Soeno made it to the final, where Yamazaki won the title. 27 September On 27 September …
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Apr 25 2022
This week in history (25 April – 1 May)
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April 25, 2022
25 April On 25 April 1888, Chojun Miyagi, the founder of Goju-Ryu Karate, was born in Naha, Okinawa. 26 April On 26 April 1957, Gichin Funakoshi, the founder of Shotokan Karate, died in a Tokyo hospital, aged 88. His family and close student Shigeru Egami were at his bedside. On 26 April 1965, a touring …
- 100-Man Kumite, Antonio Diaz, Artur Hovhannisyan, Atsuko Wakai, BKF, Chojun Miyagi, Dominique Valera, Francisco Filho, Fujikiyo Omura, Gichin Funakoshi, Hideki Okamoto, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Hiroshi Shirai, IKO, IKO-1, Isao Obata, JKA, Keinosuke Enoeda, Kichinosuke Saigo, Mas Oyama, Mie Nakayama, rika usami, Ryoke Abe, Shigeru Egami, Shokei Matsui, Taiji Kase, Tariel Nikoleishvili, yoshimi inoue, Yoshinao Nanbu, Yoshizo Machida
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Feb 20 2022
On this day….(February 20)
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February 20, 2022
On 20 February 1986 Kata World Champion Rika Usami was born in Tokyo, Japan. A student of Karate master Yoshimi Inoue, Usami won the 2012 WKF World Championship Kata final held in Paris, France. She is known for her grace, strength and speed that mesmerize in equal measures.
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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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Sep 27 2021
This week in history (27 September – 3 October )
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September 27, 2021
27 September On 27 September 1946, Shito-Ryu master, Yoshimi Inoue was born in the small coastal village of Tottori, Japan. There were no martial arts available to Inoue as a youngster. In 1961 he bought a Karate book written by Teruo Hayashi from which he started to teach himself. On 27 September 1985, the 28th …
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Jun 15 2021
Teruo Hayashi
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June 15, 2021
I have not invented any katas, what I have done is give them back the sense of force that they should have. Teruo Hayashi The founder of the Hayashi-Ha Shito-Ryu school of Karate, Teruo Hayashi has been described as one of the last great Japanese Budo masters. He dedicated his life to the pursuit of …
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Apr 26 2021
This week in history (26 April – 2 May)
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April 26, 2021
26 April On 26 April 1957, Gichin Funakoshi, the founder of Shotokan Karate, died in a Tokyo hospital, aged 88. His family and close student Shigeru Egami were at his bedside. On 26 April 1965, a touring party from the JKA gave their third authorized demonstration in Britain. The party consisted of Taiji Kase, Hirokazu …
- 100-Man Kumite, Artur Hovhannisyan, Atsuko Wakai, Billy Higgins, BKF, Brian Fitkin, Dominique Valera, Eugene Codrington, Francisco Filho, Fujikiyo Omura, Gichin Funakoshi, Hideki Okamoto, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Hiroshi Shirai, IKO, Isao Obata, JKA, Keinosuke Enoeda, Kenneth Funakoshi, Kevin Funakoshi, Kichinosuke Saigo, Kyle Funakoshi, Mas Oyama, Mie Nakayama, Patrice Belrhiti, Peter Spanton, Roger Paschy, Shigeru Egami, Shokei Matsui, Taiji Kase, Tariel Nikoleishvili, yoshimi inoue, Yoshinao Nanbu, Yoshizo Machida
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Feb 15 2021
This week in history February (15 Feb – 21 Feb)
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February 15, 2021
16 February On 16 February 2019, Yoshizo Machida was promoted by the JKA. JKA Brazil announced that the JKA Instructor Committee had recommended that he be promoted to 8th Dan. This was mainly due to his work of developing Shotokan Karate in Brazil. 17 February On 17 February 1947, Nicholas Adamou was born. He began …
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