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The Long Beach International Karate Championships is an International karate and martial arts tournament in Long Beach, California that was first held in August 1964 by Kenpo Grandmaster Ed Parker. [1] [2] The tournament ran competition til 1999 under IKKA organization/Parker family.
The 1975 World Karate Championships are the 3rd edition of the World Karate Championships, and were held in Long Beach, United States in 1975. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Medalists
In 1967 Vic Moore appeared at the Long Beach International Karate Championships in Long Beach, California and participated in a martial arts speed drill against Jeet Kun Do founder and movie star, Bruce Lee. The point of the speed drill challenge was to stop Lee's famous unstoppable punch.
In 1971, he won four prestigious championships that same year, most notably, the World Middleweight Karate title at the 1971 Long Beach International Karate Championships. [7] Kelly opened his own dojo , which was frequented by numerous Hollywood celebrities and which ultimately landed him in the movies.
(Check Long Beach International Karate Championships) [12] In 1999, Bruce Lee was named among TIME Magazine ' s 100 Most Important People of the Century as one of the greatest heroes & icons, as an example of personal improvement through, in part, physical fitness, and as one of the most influential martial artists of the twentieth century.
Well known for his karate tournament success in the 1960s, Stone, known for his aggressiveness, was called "The Animal". [3] He had 91 consecutive wins. [2] In 1964, Stone won the sparring grand championship at the first International Karate Championships in Long Beach, California. [3]
At the age of 12, Urquidez attended the Long Beach International Karate Championships in 1964. He witnessed a demonstration by Bruce Lee, including the one-inch punch which sent a 245-pound man flying back. This demonstration by Lee inspired a young Urqidez to start entering martial arts tournaments. [14]
Billy Higgins (born 14 August 1945, in Bootle, England) is a British karateka and former kumite competitor. [2] He holds an 8th-degree black belt from the KUGB, was a winner of multiple European championships, and a gold medalist in men's kumite with the British team at the 1975 World Karate Championships in Long Beach, California.