Great Events of Karate History.
JKA History: Did you know that the FIRST JKA Junior Black belts certified by JKA was from HAWAII(not Japan) under SHIHAN Kenneth FUNAKOSHI in the early 1970's. JKA Top examiner Miyata Sensei who trained under Yoshitaka Funakoshi(Gichin son) was suprised/shocked that young Kids could do all the techniques as good as the Adults during the dan exam. Sensei Miyata did not know what to do with the results, so he went back to Japan and discused the results with Nakayama Sensei. Miyata Sensei and Nakayama Sensei both decided to promote the Hawaii Kids to shodan but have the white stripe until the age of 16 years old. Another First for JKA out of Hawaii.
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AuthorSensei Kevin Funakoshi. Events i have discussed with my father Shihan Kenneth Funakoshi. Archives
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