Shotokan Karate Magazine

Britain’s Oldest 7th Dan, R.I.P.

EDITOR’S COMMENT:

We don’t often include an Obituary in the magazine, however, I’m publishing this one

By Harry Cook

Although it is a common belief that Western interest in Chinese and Japanese martial art

SKM Editor, John Cheetham 5th Dan stresses the importance, especially for older karateka, of maintaining speed, impac

Every Karate-ka decides what Karate is and means for themselves. Their own limits, as well as their own potential, se

The train from NYC runs past Rockefeller mansion and Sleepy Hollow an hour north to small town Mt. Kisco. It’s a ride

In the words of the man all Shotokan karateka, regardless of affiliation, look to as their founding father, there i