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Sensei Dan Young
Jun 8, 20233 min read
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, 20142 min read
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 22, 20135 min read
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, 20121 min read
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, 20121 min read
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, 20123 min read
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, 20122 min read
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, 20122 min read
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, 20121 min read
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 18, 20121 min read
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 18, 20121 min read
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 24, 20122 min read
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 22, 20121 min read
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, 20121 min read
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, 20111 min read
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, 20113 min read
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 24, 20111 min read
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 25, 20114 min read
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 9, 20111 min read
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, 201112 min read
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...