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As previously mentioned, light contact to the head/ face is permitted from the age of 16 years old and upwards. The rule of KIKEN (or forfeiture) is commonly only found with blows to the body. If a (legal) punch or kick is delivered to the body, and causes an athlete to forfeit the bout (as they cannot continue), then the opposition is ...
A second full contact karate competition format is American full contact karate which was developed in the US by the Professional Karate Association during early 70s by borrowing rules, settings and gloves from western boxing, and adapting it. It is continuous fighting, where the bout is not broken for scoring, but point scores are summed up at ...
Isao Obata (小畑 功, Obata Isao, 1904–1976) was a pioneering Japanese master of Shotokan karate. [1] He was a senior student of Gichin Funakoshi, [2] who is widely recognized as the founder of modern karate, and was a key figure in the establishment of the Japan Karate Association (JKA) under Funakoshi in 1949.
The Kata Sushiho is a greatly modified version of the old Okinawian kata that in Shotokan is known as Gojushiho, and in some other styles as Useishi. The name means "54 steps", referring to a symbolic number in Buddhism. Bassai: A very old Okinawan kata of unknown origin, the name Bassai or Passai translates to "to storm a castle".
After about six years of training, Chinen received promotion to black belt status. [5] In 1959, [9] Chinen left Okinawa to teach karate in Tokyo, where he joined his friend Morio Higaonna, who had opened a dojo there, [7] known as "Yoyogi Dojo". [10] Chinen has credited Higaonna with teaching him the technical aspects of Gōjū-ryū karate. [1]
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Fumio Demura (出村 文男, Demura Fumio, September 15, 1938 – April 24, 2023) was a Japanese karateka and kobudoka, based in the United States since the mid-1960s. [2] [3] A 9th dan in Shitō-ryū karate, [3] he was Pat Morita's martial arts stunt double in the first, third and fourth Karate Kid films, and was one of the inspirations for the character Mr. Miyagi.
Over time, Steen would establish other Karate schools and would grow into a network of schools throughout the Texas state. [2] [3] Some of these schools go by the names like "Texas Karate Institute" or "Allen St". In 1964, Steen founded the Southwest Karate Black Belt Association, [4] which in 1972 became the American Karate Black Belt Association.