History Of Karate Although karate is a relatively new style of martial art, it If you trace the historyas far back in time as was used as an event in the first olympic games in http://www.geocities.com/lskc2002/1History_of_Karate.htm
Extractions: Home Page Dojo Kun Short History of Karate Short History of Shotokan Karate-Do ... Up-Coming Special Events " Karate-Do is not merely a sport that teaches now to strike and kick; it is also a defense against illness and disease." A Short History Of the Karate: Although karate is a relatively new style of martial art, it is only one style that involves self- defense and unarmed combat. If you trace the history as far back in time as you can, you discover that people have always used armed and unarmed combat as far back to ancient Egypt and Babylonia, and a form of unarmed combat was used as an event in the first Olympic games in ancient Greece. India and Persia also developed their own styles of martial arts and eventually through trade and travel the cultures began to influence one another so that the techniques spread throughout Asia. It is in India and Asia that we begin to see the development of the style and techniques that we recognize in today's martial arts. The first individual in history associated with the development of martial arts is a Buddhist monk named Dodhidharma Born of Indian royalty
Boys And Girls Clubs Of The Olympic Peninsula gamesroom tournaments, teen nights, pottery, Power Hour homework and tutoring, karate,drama classes our name to the Boys Girls Clubs of the olympic Peninsula http://www.bandgclub.com/history.html
Extractions: In 1990, the Club purchased and moved into the Methodist Church, also on North Sequim Avenue. Programs and activities continued to expand, along with personnel. Membership growth increased to 383 in 1993, 550 in 1994, and over 600 members in both 1995 and 1996. Membership in 1999 rose to 1,100 kids in both clubs. Activities include sailing classes, basketball, arts and crafts, gamesroom tournaments, teen nights, pottery, Power Hour homework and tutoring, karate, drama classes, teen dances, community service projects, outdoor recreation, leadership training, and much more. On June 24th, 2000 the 25,000 square foot Sequim Carroll C. Kendall Club was opened. Plans for expansion in Port Angeles to larger facilities are an integral part of the strategic plan for the 2000 decade.
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PORT ORCHARD BUTOKUKAN KARATE: History The meaning goes back further in history, about 700 He started to teach karate inthe University District 1961, Nakachi switched studies to olympic College in http://skbutokukan.s5.com/history.html
Extractions: (Thanks to Steven Martinsen for submitting this file.) Matsumura was a karate teacher to some of the more noble clans in Okinawa. Stories of him recall him as a man of over 6 feet in height, very imposing, with a great fighting spirit. The one thing he was very famous for was his eyes, like those of an eagle. He was able to stop an opponent dead in his tracks by making them appear to be generating some great force or ki. In fact, there is a very famous story about him and an engraver who challenged him to a fight. Matsumura won the fight, without ever laying a finger on him. Twice he stopped him with his eyes, a third time with his kiai, and the opponent crumpled down on the ground, unable to attack him. Matsumura came from a line of Bushido warriors, which is how he got his nickname "Bushi." Matsumura trained Yatasune "Anko" Itosu, from where our style originated. Yatasune "Anko" Itosu ( "Anko," means 'horse,' and referred to the horse stance at which Itosu was superb in demonstrating ) was an educator in Shuri, a south city in Okinawa. Itosu was born in 1830 into a shizoku, or noble family. He became an educator, but was also a learned master of karate. From Itosu came the Pinon katas, which are our first five Butokukan katas. These katas were stated by one source as coming from the Kusanku kata, before it was broken down into Sho ( lesser ) and Dai ( greater ). However, another source says that Itosu learned a form from a Chinese man, and the form was called "Chiang Nan" or ( Channan in Okinawan pronunciation ) from which he produced the Pinon katas.
History Of Karate In SA A Brief history of the Martial Arts in International olympic Committee, InternationalAmateur Athletics Federation as the World Union of karateDo Organisations http://users.iafrica.com/a/as/ashihara/webdoc40.htm
Extractions: The following article was written in the early 80's. Much has happened since then. The old Apartheid regime collapsed, a new Democracy took place and currently the country is undergoing a transformation. Karate has gone a total roundabout and today most of the sport codes have unified. Some of the sport codes have a shaky unity but in general more opportunities have arisen for those from previously disadvantaged backgrounds. It is important to realise or to appreciate the fact that prior to the unification of karate in 1992, karate was only practised and controlled by a small minority sympathetic to the Apartheid regime. Universally it is now recognised that representative karate in South Africa only started at the Unification process. I will soon be updating this page, so look out for it. Boxing and wrestling were well known in South Africa before much was known about the Orient. Boxing was known as the manly art of self defence and was practised bare fisted by a few hardy individuals who performed this bloody sport before groups of men betting on the outcome. Judo was introduced into South Africa in 1945 by soldiers of the Second World War. Alec Butcher, a British Immigrant, was one of the earliest pioneers of the sport as was Jack Robinson for jujitsu. Judo established itself as an organized sport on a national basis only in 1955 when the South African Amateur Judo Association (SAAJA) was formed.
Seishin-Do Karate Systems - Jujitsu History become on of the most popular martial arts (or more correctly martial sports) inthe Western World, and was the first martial art to gain olympic recognition http://www.dojo2000.com/seishin-do/jujitsu-info/
Extractions: This art dates back to ancient times, and is undoubtedly the most common of all the Japanese martial arts. In ancient times, this art was known as taijutsu and hakuda. Jiu-Jitsu is the basis for Judo and heavily influenced the art of Aikido, and includes not only limb twisting and joint locking, but also a vast arsenal of techniques including attacking vital points, choking, and kicking. Since the throwing arts have been known in Japan for about 1000 years it may be assumed that Jiu-Jitsu also originated about this time. Later Chinese styles may have also influenced its development. Jiu-Jitsu is also often referred to as "jujitsu", and is said to have been systematized by one Hisamori Takenouchi in the early 1500's. The most obvious aspect of Jiu-Jitsu is that it is not reliant on muscular skill and strength. Rather, it relies on balance, speed and leverage. It is because these factors are so important, that Jiu-Jitsu tends to "level the playing field" regardless of opponent size. Jiu-Jitsu is open equally to men and women and is a far more devastating art that its modern sporting form known as Judo. In fact, it can be so devastating that advanced level Jiu-Jitsu students must learn the art of "kuatsu", the ancient art of revival and resuscitation. Jiu-Jitsu was probably the first Japanese martial art to be introduced in the West and was taught to most of the Western world's " special forces" troops during World War II, notably to the agents of the U.S. OSS (Office of Strategic Services) as a method of unarmed close quarter combat (CQC) for use in carrying out covert activities behind enemy lines.
Generic Template Teaches traditional Taekwondo to Christians in Mobile. Includes photographs.Category Sports Martial Arts Christian Taekwondo Association ITF vs WTF history of Taekwondo was merely a Korean versionof Shotokan karate. was recognized by the International olympic Commitee (IOC http://www.karate.tvheaven.com/
Extractions: Taekwondo is famous for its powerful leaping and spinning kicks, though students also learn close hand fighting, throws, joint manipulation and other basic elements of self defense. The style of Taekwondo we teach was founded by General Choi Hong Hi in the 1950s when he unified the various styles into one Korean martial arts. Kent's Taekwondo Academy teaches this martial art with emphasis on the art. That is the traditional approach. Our schools emphasize semi-contact sparring. We believe that executing a fast, strong technique and pulling it just short of your opponent's face and body is a higher achievement than blasting your opponent. The skills required for non-contact sparring represents the ultimate purpose of martial arts, which is to bring the mind and body together into harmony.
EUROWEB history of the MILLENNIUM 2000SANTA CLAUS CUP. Tournament is to popularize karate,to make karate a recognized sport by the olympic Committee and to http://www.karateworldcup.sport.hu/histtext.htm
USA Wrestling - The National Governing Body For Olympic Wrestling in the evenings program are sport demonstrations in boxing, karate and judo Westbrookis one of the greatest fencers in history of the olympic Movement. http://www.themat.com/newusaw/pressdetail.asp?aid=6729
San José State University - SJSU This Week Sponsored by the US olympic Committee, the event combative sports boxing, fencing,judo, karate, shot put Activities to celebrate Black history Month continue http://www.sjsu.edu/news_and_info/thisweek/
Extractions: Subscribe News and Info This Week Archives SJSU Home Welcome to SJSU This Week! Check this column for a brief summary of current press releases plus other timely information about the university. SJSU This Week is posted on Mondays. SJSU President Robert L. Caret recently announced that he has accepted the presidency of Towson University. For Caret's message to the campus community, see www.sjsu.edu/pres/speech/040203.htm www.sjsu.edu/news_and_info/releases/040103.htm Dean Susan Meyers reports that the College of Education recently met every state and national standard for 35 credential and MA degree programs in the colleges of Education, Science, Social Work and Applied Sciences and Arts. "This 100 percent success is unprecedented at SJSU and also rare in any university," says Meyers. "In fact, only 60 percent of universities in the country meet all of the national standards with no weakness or stipulations." A team of 25 people from the National Association of Teacher Education and the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing conducted more than a thousand interviews with graduates, current students, employers, faculty, administration and community advisory committee members. Contact Meyers FACULTY/STAFF PUBLICATION NEWS
Extractions: Visit the FrontPage for the latest news. Posted: January 24, 2003 Titan Games: Pain is the signature to first-time Games By Kevin Neuendorf // USOC Media Relations The 2003 Titan Games will take us back to a simpler time; a competition stripped of such glamour sports as swimming, basketball and gymnastics, and focused on combative sports steeped in Olympic history and teeming with intriguing and flamboyant personalities. Add in a circus-like element of four simultaneous competitions plus the lure of the worlds best, and what you have stuffed into the Event Center at San Jose State University is positively Titanesque. Played out over three days, Feb. 13-15, the Titan Games are Cupids antithesis as there will be no love lost between combatants battling for over $80,000 in prize money and for the title of Ultimate Titan. The Road To Athens for Americas elite boxers, fencers, shot putters, wrestlers, weightlifters and judo, taekwondo and karate athletes matches them up with the worlds powers in each of these respective sports. The female titans of this event are sure to be a marquee attraction. Led by 2000 Olympic weightlifting bronze medalist Haworth, all but two (boxing and shot put) of the eight sports on display will have female competitors. Two women wrestlers will compete as well, and their Road to Athens is the sports first as their event wasnt added to the Olympic program until after the 2000 Games in Sydney.
The History Of Karate Goju Ryu Book Review neglect anyone of consequence in the history of Goju crosstraining, and competitionshow that karate has both Greek pankration which became an olympic event in http://www.dragon-tsunami.org/Products/Pages/books_gojuhistrev.html
Extractions: Higaonna Morio is a figure of such imposing stature in the world of karate that he genuinely needs no introduction. The result of decades of research into the history of Goju-ryu, his book is based on information he received while training as a young student, hundreds of hours of interviews with senior Okinawan karateka and instructors, and personal research carried out in China. Higaonna's book is the closest thing available in English to primary source for the early period of Okinawan karate. It is fortunate that Higaonna, a native speaker of the Okinawan language and a highly respected karateka of extraordinary skill and understanding, was inspired to do this research during a period when the older Okinawan karateka were still alive. It was a unique combination of opportunity and skills. The book is of very high quality and well illustrated. The paper is of excellent quality, and the pages are sewn, not merely glued. The cover is durable and attractive. This book is designed to be solid. It will withstand frequent readings without appreciable wear or damage. And this is a good thing.
Listings Of The World Sports Martial Arts Karate background on the style including history, lineage, technical a member of the US olympiccommittee information on national tournaments, world karate and olympic http://listingsworld.com/Sports/Martial_Arts/Karate/Organizations/
WUKO Vs. IAKS (ITKF), The Battle For Olympic Recognition of the post World War II history of karate for recognition by the International OlympicCommittee and international governing body for karate, culminating in http://www.shotokai.com/ingles/interviews/wuko.html
Extractions: Shotokai Encyclopedia on Karate-do and Japanese Martial Arts THE BATTLE FOR OLYMPIC KARATE RECOGNITION WUKO vs. IAKF by Jon K. Evans, Ph.D. Black Belt Magazine, Feb 1988 Although most of the Western karate world is unaware of it, there is a considerable schism in "shotokan" karate. There is good reason to believe it was this division that led to the long and bitter rivalry between the World Union of Karate-do Organizations (WUKO) and the now-defunct International Amateur Karate Federation (IAKF) for International Olympic Committee (IOC) recognition as the international governing body for amateur karate and the right to oversee all karate competitions at future Olympic Games. In Japan, the different approaches to Gichin Funakoshi's popular style are [ed: were!] represented by, on the one hand, the Japan Karate Association (JKA) and, on the other, the All-Japan University Karate League. Internationally, JKA shotokan is represented by its affiliated organizations in various countries, as well as instructors originally aligned with the JKA who have since formed their own international organizations (like Hirokazu Kanazawa in Great Britain and his Shotokan Karate International), and national groups that have disassociated themselves from their original instructors but still consider themselves to be practicing JKA shotokan (like the American JKA, led by Randall Hassell and Ray Dalke). Internationally, the University style is represented by university-trained instructors who don't subscribe to the JKA's canon of shotokan. A good example is the loosely affiliated association of national organizations in America, Israel, France, Morocco, Spain, Switzerland, Gabon, Germany, Holland, Canada, and Curacao, each of which calls itself France Shotokan, Swiss Shotokan, Israel Shotokan, etc. This group practices shotokan karate as interpreted and taught by Tsutomu Ohshima of Los Angeles, whom they regard as their chief instructor.
Our Instructors - Great Neck Martial Arts Center VA Beach VA basic fundamentals in martial arts along with traditional philosophy and history. Nationalkaratedo Federation (the push for karate as a future olympic sport http://members.cavtel.net/greatneck/Our Instructors - Great Neck Martial Arts Ce
Extractions: Sensei Cain has also been trained by Grandmaster Ashida Kim in Koga Hai Lung Ryu Ninjitsu. Koga Ryu Ninjitsu dates as far back as the 12th century. Some of the oldest scrolls of the Koga Ninja were of the Nagano family. The nagano family resided in the Shinano province in 1161. Most of the history of the Ninja is shroud in mystery Sensei Cain has been asked to only share the true history of the Koag Ninja with his personal students.
History - Karate - Rochester Samurai Martial Arts history. defense programs available are Isshin Ryu karate, BrazilianJiu We have olympic weights, universal machines, hydrofitness machines http://www.frontiernet.net/~samurai/history.htm
Extractions: Samurai Martial Arts History Samurai Martial Arts School was founded in 1994. It is the culmination of the Martial Arts life work of Sensei Curt Sawyer. This work began in 1978 when Curt Sawyer began his Karate training with Master Joseph Jennings. During this training, Joe Jennings liked Curt's enthusiasm for Martial Arts and hard work ethic so he asked him to manage a new Gates location in 1981. At that time, Curt was a Brown Belt working towards Black Belt. He was promoted to Black Belt by Master Angi Uezu - the Son-in-law of Master Shimabuku - the founder of Isshin Ryu Karate. From 1981 to 1994, Sensei Sawyer owned and operated two very successful Jennings Karate academies. One was in Gates, and one was in Spencerport. The owner Curt and one of his Head Instructors, Jeff Brooks, began training with the Gracie family to improve their grappling and ground fighting skills. During this time, Curt has has traveled to Okinawa, Japan three times to compete and train with the Karate Master. In 1994 the academies were combined and a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu program was added into what is today the Samurai Martial Arts School.
PHONE-SOFT INTERNET DIRECTORY INTERNATIONAL:KARATE ORGANIZATIONS Includes style history, lineage, membership information, contact details, and Includesinformation on national tournaments, world karate and olympic updates http://www.phone-soft.com/cyber-world/o8472i.htm
Extractions: TOP-LINK UP-LINK ADD URL SEARCH ... E-MAIL KARATE ORGANIZATIONS ComparePhoneRates.com - FREE phone rate calculator! Find out how much it costs to phone anywhere in the world using different long distance telephone services. All Japan Karate Do Goju Kai Association - Headquarters of Goju Kai containing details of the association history, the management structure and a schedule of events. [Japanese/English] American Institute of Martial Arts International - Information and links pertaining to affiliated clubs. Includes membership details, photo gallery, calendar, message board, shop, links and general information. American Sports Equities - A sports mangement company is pleased to present the ASE PRo Karate Team, The ASE Sport Karate School, and other athletes and franchises operated by ASE including the Valley Vipers of the Western Bsseball League Black Tiger Karate Kobudo Association - Kelvin Simmons organization dedicated to preserving and promoting traditional Karate and Kobudo styles. Includes membership information and costs. British Karate Association - Listing courses, instructor information, tournaments, links and membership information. Caters for all styles of Karate.
Polish Kendo Federation History for every martial art in Poland (excluding olympic judo). new Polish kendo federation,independent from Polski Zwi¹zek karate. That is about general history. http://www.kendo.pl/ENGLISH/history.htm
Extractions: POLSKI ZWI¥ZEK KENDO POLISH KENDO FEDERATION home aktualizacja o zwi¹zku wiadomoci komunikaty biuletyn ... kendo@kendo.pl POLISH KENDO FEDERATION Under construction ... One can guess that the very first kendo description written in Polish language in the beginning of the 20 th Century was a short (and not really true) fragment of the book "Contemporary Japan" by Gustave Weulersse, translated from French by Jan Lorentowicz and published here in 1904. "Kenditsu is the sword fighting of Japan. Wrestlers in metal shirts and huge iron helmets, look like the old samurai from the past. They are holding bamboo sticks in both hands, thrusting and cutting violently, and they're purring together in the wild cats fashion. At last they're both kneeling and bowing beautifully in perfect unison. This is the sign of the end of bout." This "exotic" picture of kendo was constantly repeated even in much later publications (excluding non-fiction book "Travels With the Saber" by Wojciech Zab³ocki). More serious, illustrated story was written by Stanis³aw Zakrzewski in "Sport dla wszystkich" ("Sport for All") weekly, in March 1965. Those were the days, when nobody ever dreamed about "Polish" kendo
History - Scota Karate Academy Brief history of Tang Soo Do. they converted to a sport as they have progressedto the internationally recognized sports arenas such as the olympic games. http://www.scotakarateacademy.com/scota/History.asp
Extractions: He was born in Korea in 1936, and began his long and distinguished career in martial arts at the age of twelve. During his childhood, an unknown monk initially inspired in him a strong desire to learn martial arts. Later, he joined Seoul Moo Duk Kwan central gym and began serious study under Grandmaster Hwang Kee, a founder of the Korean Moo Duk Kwan system. By the time he was 1st Dan, he had already started his teaching career as an assistant instructor at the central gym. After that, he taught at Korean University, Seoul Central YMCA, various colleges, and many police and military institutions. His many years of teaching experience and his extreme dedication have added to his scientific and unique methods of teaching Tang Soo Do. His six fields of expertise include self-defense, forms, breaking, weapons, health care, and meditation. He has evolved these separate arts into one of the finest and most effective martial arts; The World Tang Soo Do system.
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