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Los árbitros del primer campeonato JKA de 1974 fueron Takayuki Mikami y Jim Harrison.

JUECES del Primer Campeonato JKA de 1974.

Chuck Norris

Roger Carpenter

Originally he trained in the Wado-Ryu style and graded under Sensei Suzuki, and then changed to the Shotokan style under Kancho Kanazawa

Steve LaBounty



John Natividad

John began studying Tang Soo Do with Chuck Norris, and received his black belt from Mr. Norris in 1970.

Joe Corley

Tang soo do

Jun Chong

Entre las peleas de ese primer campeonato, estuvo la de Daniel Richer contra Byong Hong Yu. El primero ganó por decisión. Luego tuvo que enfrentar a Wallace.

Ryu Kenji vs. Wally Slocki. Este último ganó por nocaut técnico. Luego peleó con Jeff Smith.

Jeff Smith venció a Budimir Vejnovic.

Joe Lewis vs. Frank Brodar.


George Bruecker era el capitán del equipo europeo.

Mike Anderson organizó el evento.

Este practicante de shito ryu llegó a perder con Dai Won Moon y con Bill Wallace, pero venció a Bill Kelly y Everett Francis.

Joe Lewis lo noqueó en tres asaltos.

Venció a Ryu Kenji, practicante de kenpo.


http://karate-in-english-lewis-wallace.blogspot.in/2010/01/wally-slocki-canadian-against-usa.html


Patrick McCarthy, el famoso practicante de koryu uchinadi, filmó este video en 1977:

Datos interesantes:


http://www.mixedmartialarts.com/forums/UnderGround/World-Professional-Karate-Championships-1974:2263024v


In 1970, Joe Lewis began his career as a fighter with KO. Before 1974, he said he had defended his World Champion title, awarded by any recognized organization, and each of its fights takes different forms (barefoot or protection, ring or open platform for the combatants, many different number of rounds, etc.) .

Apart from him, other American fighters are involved in those years with KO fights, as Viktor Moore against Jim Harrison, for example.

In 1973, an East-Coast Professional Karate Championships Tournament was held in Ocean City. Harvey Hastings won the heavyweight kick-boxing title in a fight against John Dutcher. Chuck Norris was the referee.

Jack Dutcher (left) ves Harvey Hastings These sorts of battles existed for many years in other countries (France/French Boxing, Thailand/Japan or Thai Boxing/Kick-Boxing).


Mike Anderson, after a hard juvenile time, learns Taekwondo with Jhoon Rhee, father of the discipline in the USA and inventor of the protections for Karate. Mike Anderson went to Berlin to teach karate and met George Brückner, head of a martial arts school.

The second Canadian, Daniel Richer, also practices Taekwondo and is the Champion of Canada . He was disqualified during the 1973 Top 10 Nationals, for having knocked out Al Dacascos. Richer has won the 1973 Tae Kyun Championships lightweight title against Gordon Franks, but has lost for the Grand-Champion, against Gerald Robbins.