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Sensei Dan Young
- Jun 8, 2023
- 3 min
Yasuhiro Konishi: A Pioneer of Karate
Yasuhiro Konishi was born in 1893, in Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture. He began training in Takenouchi-Ryu Koshi-No-Mawari, Muso-Ryu, both...
Renshi Kidby
- Feb 22, 2014
- 2 min
Paul Perry
Sensei Perry was born in Hertfordshire in 1950 and grew up on a farm. He was not the keenest at school preferring physical and sporting...
Sensei Steve Cook
- Apr 23, 2013
- 5 min
Mitsusuke Harada
Mitsusuke Harada, one of the few remaining karate-ka who trained under Funakoshi Sensei, gives a fascinating insight into karate history....
Renshi Kidby
- Dec 31, 2012
- 1 min
Shigeru Egami
Shigeru Egami was a pioneering Japanese master of Shotokan karate who founded the Shotokai style. He was a student of Gichin Funakoshi.
Renshi Kidby
- Dec 31, 2012
- 1 min
Donovan Slue
Born in 1956, Donovan Slue has always held an interest in the fighting arts. He began training in the late 1970’s under Sensei...
Renshi Kidby
- Dec 24, 2012
- 3 min
Yoshitaka 'Gigo' Funakoshi
Some background information on Gichin Funakoshi's third son, Yoshitaka, also known as Gigo. Yoshitaka (Gigo) Funakoshi 1906-1945 He was...
Renshi Kidby
- Nov 26, 2012
- 2 min
Masatoshi Nakayama
Nakayama Sensei, who was Gichin Funakoshi's most loyal student became head of the famous Japan Karate Association (JKA) after the death...
Renshi Kidby
- Nov 26, 2012
- 2 min
Kushanku
It is said that Kushanku, or Kong Su Kun, learned Chu'an fa kung fu from a Shaolin monk. He was sent to Okinawa in 1756 as an ambassador...
Renshi Kidby
- Oct 30, 2012
- 1 min
Sokon Matsumura
Sokon “Bushi” Matsumura is one of two central characters in the history of karate. Linear karate apparently did not exist before...
Renshi Kidby
- Oct 19, 2012
- 1 min
Roy Hazelwood
I began my karate training under John Van Weenen in 1979 at the TASK honbu in Bedford, culminating in achieving Black belt in 1981. I...
Renshi Kidby
- Jul 19, 2012
- 1 min
Robin Reid
KASKA International was founded in 1990 by Sensei Robin Reid, 6th Dan. As Chief Instructor of the Association, his goal is to share his...
Renshi Kidby
- Jun 25, 2012
- 2 min
Kanga Sakugawa
Satunuku Sakugawa is the first teacher in the lineage of Shotokan Karate who made specific contributions to the karate we study today....
Renshi Kidby
- Apr 23, 2012
- 1 min
Hirokazu Kanazawa
Born on 3rd May 1931, initially taking up Judo, Kanazawa Shihan has become the foremost exponent of Shotokan karate being one of the...
Renshi Kidby
- Feb 27, 2012
- 1 min
Shiro Asano
Sensei Shiro Asano was born in Shinjuku within Tokyo in Japan on 29th Oct 1939. He graduated from Takashoku university having studied...
Renshi Kidby
- Dec 15, 2011
- 1 min
Bodhidharma
Bodhidharma was born in Southern India in 482. He was a royal prince who gave up everything to follow the teachings of Buddha. He was...
Renshi Kidby
- Nov 30, 2011
- 3 min
Keinosuke Enoeda
Sensei Keinosuke Enoeda was born in Kyushu, an island in the South of Japan, on July 4th 1935. He enjoyed sports and was a strong and...
Renshi Kidby
- Oct 25, 2011
- 1 min
Peichin Takahara
Peichin Takahara was a monk, a mapmaker and an astronomer. He was born in the village of Akata Cho in Southern Shuri and was a famous...
Renshi Kidby
- Jul 26, 2011
- 4 min
Gichin Funakoshi
The great karate master Gichin Funakoshi was the key pioneer in the development of modern karate. He introduced it to Japan . He himself...
Renshi Kidby
- May 10, 2011
- 1 min
Chatan Yara
Chatan Yara (1668–1756) is credited with being one of the first to disseminate the art of Te throughout Okinawa. Yara is most noted for...
Renshi Kidby
- Feb 23, 2011
- 12 min
Michael Randall - An Interview
With close on forty years' karate training Sensei Randall is one of the first Karate practitioners in this country. He is a shy, quiet...