Karate in the United Kingdom
Karate was first introduced in the United Kingdom by Vernon Bell, who was taught by Henry Plée.[1]
Karate in the United Kingdom | |
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Country | United Kingdom |
Governing body | British Karate Federation LTD |
National team(s) | Great Britain Olympics team |
International competitions | |
History
The martial art was spread to the United Kingdom by various karate masters.[2] Organisations like the Karate Union of Great Britain were established to spread the martial art.[3][4] The martial art was initially controversial due to Anthony Creamer using karate to commit murder in 1967.[5]
The Japan Karate Association sent many karate masters to Britain to spread the Shotokan style of karate.
Other styles of karate became established in the U.K. such as Wado-ryu through Tatsuo Suzuki, and Kyokushin via Steve Arneil.
National board
The British Karate Federation (BKF) is the largest un-democratic karate association in the United Kingdom and does not represent the interests of British karate, only coming back to life once Karate became an Olympic sport for Tokyo 2020. To then return to inactivity after 2020. The un-democratic BKF is currently some how a member of the British Olympic Committee.[6] The BKF is also a member of the European umbrella organization European Karate Federation, as well as the World Karate Federation (WKF).
On the part of the British Olympic Committee, the BKF is the only karate association authorised to send athletes to the Olympic Games. And it will pretend to pick athletes for the Qualifying event in Paris, where these athletes would have already qualified for the qualifying event based on their world ranking positions.
International competition
Traditionally the United Kingdom has been considered a "world power" in Sport Karate especially from the 1970s to 1990s Unfortunately, this is no longer the case due to decades of self serving politics .[7][8][9]
References
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- "English Karate Council Development Plan 2014-2018" (PDF). Englishkaratecouncil.com\accessdate=2017-07-26.
- Amara, M. (24 November 2011). "Sport, Politics and Society in the Arab World". Springer. Retrieved 26 July 2017 – via Google Books.
- "Karate participation England 2006-2016 - UK Statistics". Statista. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
- Scott, David (2 October 2017). "Karate is the fastest growing sport for girls in Scotland". Express. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
Bibliography
- The Kanazawa Years : Reminiscences by Michael Randall, 7th Dan on a Golden Age in British Karate, Shoto Publishing, 1998, ISBN 978-0953028733