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'''Jack Green''' |
'''Jack Green''' was one of the first three men in the UK to be graded to black belt in [[Shotokan]] [[karate]], was an original member of the [[Karate Union of Great Britain|KUGB]], and was their first national [[kumite]] champion.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theshotokanway.com/andysherryprofile.html |title=www.theshotokanway.com |publisher=www.theshotokanway.com |date=1943-07-09 |accessdate=2013-08-02}}</ref> |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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Jack Green trained at the Red Triangle club in Liverpool and |
Jack Green trained at the Red Triangle karate club in [[Liverpool]], and studied under [[Hirokazu Kanazawa]] and [[Keinosuke Enoeda]]. In 1966, Green became the third person to pass a grading in the [[United Kingdom|UK]] for a [[Black belt (martial arts)|black belt]] in [[Shotokan karate]],<ref>Two other individuals from the United Kingdom had already been awarded their blackbelts by the [[Japan Karate Association]] before 1966: Charles Mack was graded 1st Dan Shotokan by Masatoshi Nakayama on March 4, 1962 in Japan; and Vernon Bell was ratified as a JKA blackbelt on February 5, 1964 having corresponded with the JKA in Tokyo and relinquished his Yoseikan grade.</ref> following Red Triangle clubmates [[Andy Sherry]] and Joseph Chialton.<ref name="history">[http://www.bushinkai.org.uk/page47.htm UK Karate history] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223124026/http://www.bushinkai.org.uk/page47.htm |date=2014-02-23 }}</ref> Green, alongside Sherry and Eddie Whitcher, was also one of the first to be graded to 2nd Dan in the UK, attaining the rank in 1967 at Crystal Palace.<ref name="history"/> |
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In 1967 Green won the inaugural KUGB kumite championships. |
In 1967, Green won the inaugural KUGB kumite championships. |
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In 1969, he founded the Blackpool School of Karate affiliated to the British Karate Federation.<ref>[http://wyrekarateijka.blogspot.co.uk/2014/02/club-history.html Club History of Blackpool and Wyre Karate]</ref> After |
In 1969, he founded the Blackpool School of Karate affiliated to the [[British Karate Federation]].<ref>[http://wyrekarateijka.blogspot.co.uk/2014/02/club-history.html Club History of Blackpool and Wyre Karate]</ref> After Green left the club, Ian Smith took over at Revoe Gymnasium. The club then joined Shotokan Karate International under Asano Shiro, and later Kanazawa's 'Kodokai' under Kato Sadashige. Kato later affiliated with the International Japan Karate Association, under [[Tetsuhiko Asai]]. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Revision as of 18:50, 9 February 2022
| Jack Green | |
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| Born | Blackpool |
| Nationality | British |
| Style | Shotokan Karate |
| Trainer | Keinosuke Enoeda, Hirokazu Kanazawa |
| Rank | 2nd Dan |
| Notable club(s) | Liverpool Red Triangle |
Jack Green was one of the first three men in the UK to be graded to black belt in Shotokan karate, was an original member of the KUGB, and was their first national kumite champion.[1]
Biography
Jack Green trained at the Red Triangle karate club in Liverpool, and studied under Hirokazu Kanazawa and Keinosuke Enoeda. In 1966, Green became the third person to pass a grading in the UK for a black belt in Shotokan karate,[2] following Red Triangle clubmates Andy Sherry and Joseph Chialton.[3] Green, alongside Sherry and Eddie Whitcher, was also one of the first to be graded to 2nd Dan in the UK, attaining the rank in 1967 at Crystal Palace.[3]
In 1967, Green won the inaugural KUGB kumite championships.
In 1969, he founded the Blackpool School of Karate affiliated to the British Karate Federation.[4] After Green left the club, Ian Smith took over at Revoe Gymnasium. The club then joined Shotokan Karate International under Asano Shiro, and later Kanazawa's 'Kodokai' under Kato Sadashige. Kato later affiliated with the International Japan Karate Association, under Tetsuhiko Asai.
See also
References
- ^ "www.theshotokanway.com". www.theshotokanway.com. 1943-07-09. Retrieved 2013-08-02.
- ^ Two other individuals from the United Kingdom had already been awarded their blackbelts by the Japan Karate Association before 1966: Charles Mack was graded 1st Dan Shotokan by Masatoshi Nakayama on March 4, 1962 in Japan; and Vernon Bell was ratified as a JKA blackbelt on February 5, 1964 having corresponded with the JKA in Tokyo and relinquished his Yoseikan grade.
- ^ a b UK Karate history Archived 2014-02-23 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Club History of Blackpool and Wyre Karate
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