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Category Year Month Day Event
Birthdays 1925
5
1
Eiskue Akaman (Birthday)      Okinanwan Kobudo Master
Birthdays 1964
5
1
Steve Babcock (Birthday)      American WAKO National Karate Champion
Birthdays 1940
5
3
Louis Casamassa (Birthday)      American Karate Master
Birthdays 1955
5
3
Mike Sawyer (Birthday)      American Kickboxing Administrator
1975
5
3
Master Tatsuo Shimabuku, Founder of Isshin Ryu passes away …     
Birthdays 1953
5
4
Master Toddy (a.k.a. Sitiwatjana, Thohsaphon)      Thai Muay Thai Master
1993
5
4
WTF Vice President Josiah Henson, WTF Technical Committee Chairman Bong Sik KIM visited the IOC headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland to give presentation for promotion of Taekwondo as an official Olympic sport.   More Info  
Birthdays 1948
5
4
Cecil Peoples (Birthday)  More Info  
Birthdays 1955
5
5
Chow Yun-Fat (Birthday)     
Birthdays 1946
5
5
Jim Kelly (Birthday)     
Birthdays 1946
5
5
Jim Kelly's Birthday      American Martial Arts Film Star
Birthdays 1877
5
5
Kanbum Uechi (Birthday)      Okinawan Uechi-ryu Karate Founder
Birthdays 1941
5
6
Glenn Keeney (Birthday)      American Karate Pioneer
1958
5
6
Bruce Lee      Hong Kong. Stakes up the Wing Chun style of gung fu under master martial artist Yip Man after claiming to have been “bullied” at school. His mother pays the going rate of twelve Hong Kong dollars per lesson. Lee also has his first run-in with Triads, or Chinese Mafia, when he decks the son of one their leaders, to whom he refuses to bow down. His constant fighting begins to concern this mother and father.
1986
5
8
The Federation International du Sport Universitaire [FISU] adopted Taekwondo as an event for World University Championships at the FISU Executive Committee meeting in Zagreb, Croatia.   More Info  
Birthdays 1963
5
9
Gary Daniels (Birthday)  More Info  
2002
5
11
Leovigildo "Leo" Migel Giron Passed away in Stockton, California, USA     
1986
5
12
The WTF was affiliated to the Committee International pour le Fairplay.  More Info  
Birthdays 1961
5
12
Jerry Trimble (Birthday)      American World Kickboxing Champion
Birthdays 1972
5
15
Gabe Reynaga (Birthday)      American National Forms & Semi-Contact Karate Champion
1980
5
15
Taekwondo, English handbook, was first published.  More Info  
Birthdays 1934
5
15
Caylor Adkins ( Birthday)      Former Chairman, AAU Karate Committee
Birthdays 1962
5
18
Han Won Lee (Birthday)      American Tae Kwon Do Champion
1992
5
18
The WTF appointed unremunerated Regional Deputy Secretaries General in European, African and Pan American regions to activate Taekwondo promotion in these regions.   More Info  
Birthdays 1965
5
20
Eric Norris (Birthday)     
Birthdays 1952
5
21
Rick Mandris (Birthday)      Canadian Kickboxing & Boxing Trainer
1976
5
22
European Taekwondo Union's inaugural meeting was held in Barcelona, Spain on the occasion of the 1st European Taekwondo Championships.  More Info  
Birthdays 1965
5
23
Oliver Muller (Birthday)      Swiss Kickboxing Administrator
1952
5
23
Kenwa Mabuni founder of Shito-ryu passed away.  More Info  
1973
5
25
The 1st World Taekwondo Championships organized by the Korea Taekwondo Association were held at the Kukkiwon with participation of 200 competitors and officials from 19 countries.  More Info  
Birthdays 1890
5
25
Hohan Soken (Birthday)      Okinawan Matsumura Shorin-ryu Karate Founder
Death 1975
5
25
John (a.k.a. "Count Dante") Keehan (passed away …)      American Karate Pioneer
Birthdays 1959
5
26
Jerome Canabate (Birthday)      Swiss World Kickboxing Champion
Birthdays 1956
5
28
James Dussault (Birthday)      American Tae Kwon Do Times Hall of Fame Member
Birthdays 1964
5
28
Mike Bernardo (Birthday)      Canadian Karate Weapons Champion
1973
5
28
The World Taekwondo Federation was established at the inaugural meeting held at the Kukkiwon ...  More Info   with participation of 35 representatives from the world. Dr. Un Yong KIM was elected President for a four-year term.
Death 1993
5
29
Rinjiro Shirata (passed away …)      Japanese Aikido Master