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In 1973, as a newly promoted black belt, he compiled the first set of national Top Ten ratings for American karate kata competitors for Official Karate magazine. [1] Over the next three decades, Corcoran served as editor of Black Belt, and then Professional Karate, Inside Kung Fu, KICK Illustrated, The Fighter International and Martial Arts ...
Tsutomu Ohshima (大島 劼, Ōshima Tsutomu, born August 6, 1930) is a prominent Japanese master of Shotokan karate who founded the organization Shotokan Karate of America (SKA). [1] He is the Shihan (Chief Instructor) of the SKA, and to this day holds the rank of 5th dan , which was awarded to him by Gichin Funakoshi . [ 1 ]
Founded in 1974, Karate Bushido is the first magazine in France devoted to combat sports including Karate, Taekwondo, Kung Fu, Aikido, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Muaythai, Kickboxing, Lethwei and more. [4] The magazine was founded by Europ-Mag a few months after the death of Bruce Lee at a time when the world of martial arts was mourning his death. [5]
He eventually reached the rank of 8th Dan in Urban's American Goju system. [3] While still teaching karate and studying under Urban, Cama experimented and studied for shorter periods of time a variety of styles, including Eagle Claw and Hung Gar. James eventually ended up becoming a disciple of Henry Leung, of the Buddha Hand Wing Chun system. [3]
Martin Thomas Buell (August 31, 1942 in Honolulu, Hawaii – March 24, 2023) [1] was an American karateka who founded the Universal Kempo Karate Schools Association in 1981. [2] Headquartered in Aiea, Hawaii , Universal Kempo teaches Chinese Kempo Karate , and has branches throughout the United States . [ 3 ]
In February 1990, Corley was featured in a Black Belt Magazine article. [6] Joe Corley was named Man of the Decade by Official Karate magazine and was inducted into the Black Belt Magazine Hall of Fame as Man of the Year in 1998. [7] He appeared in the documentary films Modern Warriors (2002) and Mystic Origins of the Martial Arts (1998). [8]
He fought the likes of Dwight Frazier and others. [4] He also competed against Grant Campbell, a top US competitor and Kevin Thompson (karate). [5] Miyazaki had a top 10 ranking in karate for 2 decades. His skills brought him to be on the cover of Black Belt Magazine, Karate Illustrated, and Official Karate Magazine. He retired from competition ...
He won the silver medal in the men's kumite −60 kg event at the 2018 World Karate Championships held in Madrid, Spain. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] He represented Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics in karate. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] He competed in the men's 67 kg event where he did not advance to compete in the semifinals.