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Budokwai

Index Budokwai

in London is the oldest Japanese martial arts club in Europe. [1]

52 relations: Aikido, Angelo Parisi, BBC, BBC Four, Black belt (martial arts), Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Brian Jacks, British Judo Association, Bryony Gordon, Dan (rank), Dojo, European Judo Union, George Kerr (judoka), Gunji Koizumi, Guy Ritchie, Hontai Yōshin-ryū, Imperial College Union, Japan Karate Association, Japanese martial arts, Judo, Judo in the United Kingdom, Jujutsu, Kanō Jigorō, Kanji, Karate, Katsuhiko Kashiwazaki, Kōdōkan, Kōsei Inoue, Keinosuke Enoeda, Kendo, Kylie Minogue, Mark Law, Mick Jagger, Neil Adams (judoka), Olympic Games, Pilates, Radical 62, Radical 77, Raymond Stevens (judoka), Roger Gracie, Sarah Mayer, Sebastian Coe, Shotokan, Simon Le Bon, Syd Hoare, Trevor Leggett, Valerie Singleton, William Hague, Winston Gordon, Yasmin Le Bon, ..., Yasuhiro Yamashita, Yukio Tani. Expand index (2 more) »

Aikido

is a modern Japanese martial art developed by Morihei Ueshiba as a synthesis of his martial studies, philosophy, and religious beliefs.

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Angelo Parisi

Angelo Parisi (born January 3, 1953 in Arpino, Frosinone, Italy) is a French judoka and olympic champion.

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BBC

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster.

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BBC Four

BBC Four is a British television channel operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation and available to digital television viewers on Freeview, IPTV, satellite, and cable.

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Black belt (martial arts)

In East Asian martial arts, the black belt denotes a high competence in the martial art.

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Brazilian jiu-jitsu

Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ; jiu-jitsu brasileiro) is a martial art and combat sport system that focuses on grappling and especially ground fighting.

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Brian Jacks

Brian Jacks (born 5 October 1946) is a British judoka who won Britain's first medal at a world championship, taking a bronze in Salt Lake City in 1967, and gained a second bronze at the 1972 Munich Olympics.

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British Judo Association

The British Judo Association (BJA) is the governing body for the Olympic Sport of Judo in the United Kingdom.

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Bryony Gordon

Bryony Naomi Gordon (born 5 July 1980 in Hammersmith, London) is an English journalist.

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Dan (rank)

The ranking system is used by many Japanese organizations and Korean martial arts to indicate the level of one's ability within a certain subject matter.

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Dojo

A is a hall or space for immersive learning or meditation.

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European Judo Union

The EJU consists of 51 national Judo federations/associations, and is itself recognised by the IJF as one of five continental unions.

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George Kerr (judoka)

George Kerr, CBE (born 24 Aug 1937) is a Scottish judo expert.

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Gunji Koizumi

, known affectionately by colleagues as G.K., was a Japanese master of judo who introduced this martial art to the United Kingdom, (c. 2005).

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Guy Ritchie

Guy Ritchie (born 10 September 1968) is an English filmmaker known for his crime films.

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Hontai Yōshin-ryū

is a traditional (koryū) school of Japanese martial arts founded c. 1660, by Takagi Shigetoshi.

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Imperial College Union

Imperial College Union is the Students' Union of Imperial College London.

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Japan Karate Association

Japan Karate Association (日本 空手 協会; Nihon Karate Kyokai; JKA; sometimes referred to simply as Kyokai 協会 in Japan) is one of the most influential Shotokan karate organizations in the world.

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Japanese martial arts

Japanese martial arts refer to the variety of martial arts native to the country of Japan.

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Judo

was created as a physical, mental and moral pedagogy in Japan, in 1882, by Jigoro Kano (嘉納治五郎).

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Judo in the United Kingdom

The Japanese martial art Judo was first introduced in the United Kingdom in 1899, when entrepreneur Edward William Barton-Wright sponsored a visit from a team of Japanese judoka with the intention of establishing a jujutsu school in England.

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Jujutsu

Jujutsu (柔術, jūjutsu), also known in the West as Ju-Jitsu or Jiu-Jitsu, is a Japanese martial art and a method of close combat for defeating an armed and armored opponent in which one uses either a short weapon or none.

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Kanō Jigorō

was a Japanese educator and athlete, the founder of Judo.

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Kanji

Kanji (漢字) are the adopted logographic Chinese characters that are used in the Japanese writing system.

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Karate

(Okinawan pronunciation) is a martial art developed in the Ryukyu Kingdom.

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Katsuhiko Kashiwazaki

is a Japanese judoka.

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Kōdōkan

Kōdōkan is the name of various educational institutions in Japan.

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Kōsei Inoue

is a Judo practitioner from Japan.

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Keinosuke Enoeda

was a Japanese master of Shotokan karate.

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Kendo

is a traditional Japanese martial art, which descended from swordsmanship (kenjutsu) and uses bamboo swords (shinai) and protective armour (bōgu).

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Kylie Minogue

Kylie Ann Minogue, (born 28 May 1968) is an Australian-British singer and actress.

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Mark Law

Mark Alexander Law (born November 1944) is a British journalist and author.

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Mick Jagger

Sir Michael Philip Jagger (born 26 July 1943), known professionally as Mick Jagger, is an English singer-songwriter, musician, composer and actor who gained fame as the lead singer and one of the founder members of the Rolling Stones.

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Neil Adams (judoka)

Neil Adrian Adams, (born 27 September 1958 in Rugby, Warwickshire) is an English judoka who won numerous Olympic and World Championship medals in judo representing Great Britain.

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Olympic Games

The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (Jeux olympiques) are leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a variety of competitions.

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Pilates

Pilates is a physical fitness system developed in the early 20th century by Joseph Pilates, after whom it was named.

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Radical 62

Radical 62 meaning "halberd" or "spear" is 1 of 34 Kangxi radicals (214 radicals total) composed of 4 strokes.

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Radical 77

Radical 77 meaning "stop" is 1 of 34 Kangxi radicals (214 radicals total) composed of 4 strokes.

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Raymond Stevens (judoka)

Raymond ("Ray") Stevens (born 26 July 1963 in Camberley, Surrey, England) is a judoka from the United Kingdom.

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Roger Gracie

Roger Gomes Gracie (born September 26, 1981) is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner and a mixed martial artist.

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Sarah Mayer

Sarah Mayer (1896–1957),was an English female judoka.

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Sebastian Coe

Sebastian Newbold Coe, Baron Coe, (born 29 September 1956), often referred to as Seb Coe or Lord Coe, is a British politician and former track and field athlete.

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Shotokan

is a style of karate, developed from various martial arts by Gichin Funakoshi (1868–1957) and his son Gigo (Yoshitaka) Funakoshi (1906–1945).

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Simon Le Bon

Simon John Charles Le Bon (born 27 October 1958) is an English musician, singer, songwriter and lyricist, best known as the lead singer and lyricist of the band Duran Duran and its offshoot, Arcadia.

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Syd Hoare

Syd Hoare (18 July 1939 – 12 September 2017) was an English judoka who competed for Great Britain in the 1964 Summer Olympics.

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Trevor Leggett

Trevor Pryce Leggett (22 August 1914 – 2 August 2000) was a British judo teacher, author, translator, and head of the BBC's Japanese Service for 24 years.

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Valerie Singleton

Valerie Singleton, OBE (born 9 April 1937) is an English television and radio presenter best known as a presenter of the popular children's series Blue Peter but who went on to present the BBC Radio 4 PM programme for ten years as well as a series of radio and television programmes on financial and business issues.

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William Hague

William Jefferson Hague, Baron Hague of Richmond, (born 26 March 1961), is a British Conservative politician and life peer.

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Winston Gordon

Winston Alanzo Gordon (born 9 November 1976) is a British judoka, and Sensei at the in Tooting, London.

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Yasmin Le Bon

Yasmin Le Bon (née Parvaneh; born 29 October 1964) is an English model.

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Yasuhiro Yamashita

is one of the most successful judo competitors of all time.

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Yukio Tani

was a pioneering Japanese jujutsu and judo instructor and professional challenge wrestler, notable for being one of the very first jujutsu stylists to teach and compete outside of Japan.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budokwai

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