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Birthdays
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1925
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5
1|
Eiskue Akaman (Birthday)
Okinanwan Kobudo Master
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Birthdays
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1964
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5
1|
Steve Babcock (Birthday)
American WAKO National Karate Champion
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Birthdays
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1940
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5
3|
Louis Casamassa (Birthday)
American Karate Master
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Birthdays
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1955
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5
3|
Mike Sawyer (Birthday)
American Kickboxing Administrator
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1975
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5
3|
Master Tatsuo Shimabuku, Founder of Isshin Ryu passes away …
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Birthdays
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1953
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5
4|
Master Toddy (a.k.a. Sitiwatjana, Thohsaphon)
Thai Muay Thai Master
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1993
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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.
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Birthdays
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1948
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5
4|
Cecil Peoples (Birthday)
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Birthdays
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1955
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5
5|
Chow Yun-Fat (Birthday)
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Birthdays
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1946
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5
5|
Jim Kelly (Birthday)
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Birthdays
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1946
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5
5|
Jim Kelly's Birthday
American Martial Arts Film Star
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Birthdays
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1877
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5
5|
Kanbum Uechi (Birthday)
Okinawan Uechi-ryu Karate Founder
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Birthdays
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1941
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5
6|
Glenn Keeney (Birthday)
American Karate Pioneer
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1958
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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.
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1986
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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.
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Birthdays
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1963
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5
9|
Gary Daniels (Birthday)
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2002
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5
11|
Leovigildo "Leo" Migel Giron Passed away in Stockton, California, USA
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1986
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5
12|
The WTF was affiliated to the Committee International pour le Fairplay.
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Birthdays
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1961
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5
12|
Jerry Trimble (Birthday)
American World Kickboxing Champion
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Birthdays
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1972
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5
15|
Gabe Reynaga (Birthday)
American National Forms & Semi-Contact Karate Champion
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1980
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5
15|
Taekwondo, English handbook, was first published.
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Birthdays
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1934
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5
15|
Caylor Adkins ( Birthday)
Former Chairman, AAU Karate Committee
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Birthdays
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1962
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5
18|
Han Won Lee (Birthday)
American Tae Kwon Do Champion
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1992
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5
18|
The WTF appointed unremunerated Regional Deputy Secretaries General in European, African and Pan American regions to activate Taekwondo promotion in these regions.
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Birthdays
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1965
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5
20|
Eric Norris (Birthday)
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Birthdays
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1952
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5
21|
Rick Mandris (Birthday)
Canadian Kickboxing & Boxing Trainer
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1976
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5
22|
European Taekwondo Union's inaugural meeting was held in Barcelona, Spain on the occasion of the 1st European Taekwondo Championships.
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Birthdays
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1965
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5
23|
Oliver Muller (Birthday)
Swiss Kickboxing Administrator
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1952
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5
23|
Kenwa Mabuni founder of Shito-ryu passed away.
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1973
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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.
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Birthdays
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1890
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5
25|
Hohan Soken (Birthday)
Okinawan Matsumura Shorin-ryu Karate Founder
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Death
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1975
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5
25|
John (a.k.a. "Count Dante") Keehan (passed away …)
American Karate Pioneer
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Birthdays
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1959
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5
26|
Jerome Canabate (Birthday)
Swiss World Kickboxing Champion
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Birthdays
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1956
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5
28|
James Dussault (Birthday)
American Tae Kwon Do Times Hall of Fame Member
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Birthdays
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1964
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5
28|
Mike Bernardo (Birthday)
Canadian Karate Weapons Champion
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1973
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5
28|
The World Taekwondo Federation was established at the inaugural meeting held at the Kukkiwon ...
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with participation of 35 representatives from the world. Dr. Un Yong KIM was elected President for a four-year term.
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Death
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1993
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5
29|
Rinjiro Shirata (passed away …)
Japanese Aikido Master
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