Jürgen Seydel

Jürgen Seydel
Born (1917-09-12)12 September 1917
Bonn, Germany
Died 3 August 2008(2008-08-03) (aged 90)
Style Shotokan Karate
Notable students Elvis Presley

Jürgen Seydel (born September 12, 1917, - August 3, 2008) is considered the father of karate in Germany.

In 1939 Seydel began judo training at the University of Bonn. In 1955 read an article in a French magazine about karate, which was still unknown in Germany at the time. So he traveled to Paris to learn this art. In 1957 Seydel founded according to the JKA the first karate club in Germany in Bad Homburg[1] and soon opened a studio in Usingen.[2] Here he taught from a textbook by Henry Plée and with the knowledge he had acquired on courses. In 1959 he passed the exam for the 1st Dan. Until 1965 he was the only Dan carrier in Germany. Seydels most prominent student was stationed in Germany G. I. Elvis Presley.[3][4][5]

Jürgen Seydel was awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany by Federal President Richard von Weizsäcker for his services to karate in Germany.[6]

Literature

  • Werner Lind: Lexikon der Kampfkünste. China, Japan, Okinawa, Korea, Vietnam, Thailand, Burma, Indonesien, Indien, Mongolei, Philippinen, Taiwan u. a. Sportverlag, Berlin 1999, ISBN 3-328-00838-1, (Edition BSK).

References

  1. ↑ "Chronik des deutschen Karateverbandes". www.chronik-karate.de. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  2. ↑ Rex und Elisabeth Mansfield: ELVIS in Deutschland. Collectors Service, Bamberg 1981, ISBN 3-922932-00-2, Page 72
  3. ↑ Inc, Active Interest Media (1 March 1998). "Black Belt". Active Interest Media, Inc. Retrieved 17 December 2017 – via Google Books.
  4. ↑ Tillery, Gary (9 September 2013). "The Seeker King: A Spiritual Biography of Elvis Presley". Quest Books. Retrieved 17 December 2017 – via Google Books.
  5. ↑ Jeansonne, Glen; Luhrssen, David; Sokolovic, Dan (17 December 2017). "Elvis Presley, Reluctant Rebel: His Life and Our Times". ABC-CLIO. Retrieved 17 December 2017 – via Google Books.
  6. ↑ Bundesverdienstkreuz für Jürgen Seydel. In: Deutscher Karateverband (Hrsg.): karate magazin. Nr. 2, 1989, Page. 16 (PDF; 5,7 MB).


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