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Zen Nihon Karate-dō Renmei – High summer inquiry, 1956

Zen Nihon Karate-dō Renmei – High summer inquiry President Sai Chōkō Vice president Konishi Yasuhiro Vice president Kinjō Hiroshi Board chairman Nakamura Norio (member of the Kanbukan) Izumikawa Kanki – consultant (Senbukan Gōjū-ryū, Ryūkyū Kobudō) Teshirogi Tadashi – consultant Ishiguro … Continue reading

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The Birth of competition karate and national organizations

he sportification (gamification) of Karate had been attempted since prior to WWII, but organizational sports had not been successfully implemented. In 1945, while the Budō ban was still valid for other Budō, the Kanbukan was established for the practice of … Continue reading

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