29 May On 29 May 1947, Hamish Adam was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. He was a part of the British team that won the Team Kumite title at the 1975 World Championships, held in Long Beach, California. He was also part of a Scottish team that won the 1973 European Team Championships on their first …
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May 29 2023
This week in history…(29 May – 4 June)
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May 29, 2023
- Chuzo Kotaka, EKB, Elisa Au, Frank Brennan, Gary Harford, Geoff Thompson, George Best, Gichin Funakoshi, Hamish Adam, Henri Plee, Hironori Ohtsuka, Hiroo Mochizuki, Hitoshi Kasuya, Ian Roberts, JKA, Katsunori Tsuyama, Keinosuke Enoeda, KUGB, Lyoto Machida, Masaaki Ueki, Masatoshi Nakayama, Miles Drapper, Minoru Mochizuki, Motokuni Sugiura, Pat McKay, Randy Williams, Ronnie Christopher, Satoshi Miyazaki, SKIF, Taiji Kase, Takeaki Kamiyangi, Tatsuya Naka, Vernon Bell, Vic Charles, wskf, Yoshizo Machida
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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 10 2023
This week in history…(10 April – 16 April)
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April 10, 2023
11 April On 11 April 1907, Minoru Mochizuki, founder of the Yoseikan dojo, was born in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. Mochizuki was one of the few men to have been a direct student of the three great Budo masters, Jigaro Kano, Morihei Ueshiba and Gichin Funakoshi. An accomplished martial artist, Mochizuki held a 10th Dan in …
- 100-Man Kumite, Donn Draeger, Gichin Funakoshi, Henri Plee, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Hiroshi Shirai, Howard Collins, Jigaro Kano, JKA, Jun Sugano, Katsuaki Sato, Keinosuke Enoeda, Kenzo Mabuni, Mas Oyama, Masaaki Ueki, Masatoshi Nakayama, Minoru Mochizuki, Miyuki Miura, morihei ueshiba, Nikola Cujic, Osamu Ozawa, Seiji Isobe, Shokei Matsui, Stan Schmidt, Taiji Kase, Terutomo Yamazaki, Trevor Tokar, Yoshizo Machida
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May 30 2022
This week in history (30 May – 5 June)
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May 30, 2022
30 May On 30 May 1978, Yoshizo Machida and his wife, Ana Claudia’s third son, Lyoto, was born. Like his father, Lyoto Machida is known for his Shotokan Karate. He is also known for his mixed martial arts career. On 30 May 2003, Minoru Mochizuki, the founder of the Yoseikan School, died in Aix-en-Provence, France …
- BKF, EKB, Frank Brennan, Gary Harford, George Best, Gichin Funakoshi, Henri Plee, Hideo Ochi, Hidetaka Nishiyama, Hironori Ohtsuka, Hiroo Mochizuki, Ian Roberts, James Field, JKA, Katsuya Kisaka, Kazumi Tabata, Keinosuke Enoeda, KUGB, Lyoto Machida, Masaaki Ueki, Masatoshi Nakayama, Miles Drapper, Minoru Mochizuki, Randy Williams, Ronnie Christopher, Satoshi Miyazaki, shiro asano, SKIF, Taiji Kase, Takushoku University, Vernon Bell, wskf, Yoshizo Machida, Yutaka Yaguchi
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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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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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Apr 05 2021
This week in history (5 April – 11 April)
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April 5, 2021
5 April On April 5, 1870 founder of Motobu Ryu, Chōki Motobu, was born in Okinawa. Motobu was the third son of a noble family. As the third son, he was not allowed to learn the family martial art of Motobu Udundi. This meant he trained under various Okinawan masters such as Anko Itosu, and Sokon Matsumura. A …
- BKF, Choki Motobu, chris adamou, DKB, Eddie Whitcher, Gogen Yamaguchi, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Hiroo Mochizuki, Hiroshi Shirai, Jack Johnson, Jigaro Kano, JKA, Keinosuke Enoeda, Lothar Fischer, Manabu Murakami, Mas Oyama, Masaaki Ueki, Michael Randall, Mick Peachey, Mie Nakayama, Minoru Mochizuki, morihei ueshiba, nick Adamou, Nobuaki Kanazawa, peter urban, Richard Kim, SKIF, Suzuko Okamura, Taiji Kase, Tetsuji Murakami, Will Mannion, Yoseikan, Yoshiaki Ajari, Yoshizo Machida, Yuki Mimura
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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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Jan 25 2021
This week in history (25 January – 31 January)
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January 25, 2021
25 January On 25 January 2000, Kyokushin Karate legend, Hiroki Kurosawa made his kickboxing debut in the K-1 Kickboxing promotion. K-1 was the brainchild of Kazuyoshi Ishii and was designed to promote the best stand-up martial artists. In his debut, Kurosawa faced American Maecus Ruiz, who he knocked out in just 56 seconds. 26 January …
- Akihito Isaka, BKF, Gichin Funakoshi, Hidetaka Nishiyama, Hiroki Kurosawa, Hironori Ohtsuka, Jim Alcheik, Jim Alchiek, JKA, Jurgen Seydel, Kazuyoshi Ishii, keigo abe, Kenko Nakaima, KUGB, Kuniyoshi Tsutomu, Maecus Ruiz, Masaaki Ueki, Masahiko Tanaka, masatomo takagi, Masatoshi Nakayama, Masayoshi Kagawa, Matsuno Faction, Mikio Yahara, Nakahara Faction, Nobuyuki Nakahara, Raymond Fuller, Shigeru Egami, Tetsuhiko Asai, Tetsuji Murakami, Tomohiro Arashiro, Vernon Bell, Yoseikan, yoshiharu osaka, Yoshizo Machida
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Jan 19 2021
Yoshizo Machida
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January 19, 2021
Always, whenever possible, stop thinking negatively, always think positively, be faithful and then your life will start to change for the better. Yoshizo Machida One of the most respected Karate Masters in Brazil, Yoshizo Machida has helped develop Shotokan Karate in the country. He has passed on his love of Karate to his sons. Yoshizo …
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