Jack Green was one of the first three men in the UK to be graded to black belt in Shotokan
karate
(; ; Okinawan language, Okinawan pronunciation: ) is a martial arts, martial art developed in the Ryukyu Kingdom. It developed from the Okinawan martial arts, indigenous Ryukyuan martial arts (called , "hand"; ''tii'' in Okinawan) under the ...
, was an original member of the KUGB, and was their first national kumite champion.
Biography
Jack Green trained at the Red Triangle karate club in Liverpool, and studied under Hirokazu Kanazawa and
Keinosuke Enoeda
was a Japanese master of Shotokan karate.UK for a
black belt
Black Belt may refer to:
Martial arts
* Black belt (martial arts), an indication of attainment of expertise in martial arts
* ''Black Belt'' (magazine), a magazine covering martial arts news, technique, and notable individuals
Places
* Black B ...
in Shotokan karate, following Red Triangle clubmates Andy Sherry and Joseph Chialton.UK Karate history 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.
In 1967, Green won the inaugural KUGB kumite championships.
In 1969, he founded the Blackpool School of Karate affiliated to the British Karate Federation.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
was a prominent Japanese master of Shotokan karate of the Japan Karate Association (JKA), founder and Chief Instructor of the International Japan Martial Arts Karate Asai-ryu (IJKA), and founder of the Japan Karate Shoto Federation (JKS; formerly ...
Karate Union of Great Britain
The Karate Union of Great Britain, or KUGB, is an association of Shotokan Karate clubs and Karateka operating across Great Britain, with some oversea affiliations. The 1960s saw a growth in the popularity of Karate, and the KUGB was founded i ...