Keinosuke Enoeda

Keinosuke Enoeda (1935-2003) was chief instructor of the KUGB [ [http://www.kugb.org/profiles/profiles_enoeda.html KUGB Profile] ] until his premature death due to cancer. Enoeda was ranked 8th dan in Shotokan karate and was world renowned as a formidable karate-ka. Following his death, Enoeda was posthumously awarded 9th dan.

After graduating from Takushoku University he studied at the JKA honbu dojo in Tokyo under Masatoshi Nakayama, the chief instructor. He won the JKA All Japan Championship in 1963. [ [http://www.shuriway.co.uk/enoeda.html Tribute by Terry O'Neill] ] During this period he picked up the nickname "tiger" (tora in Japanese), after Nakayama-sensei had described his fighting. [Master Enoeda: The Legend, by John Cheetham, Shotokan Karate Magazine]

On 20 April 1965, following the JKA policy of sending it's instructors abroad to spread karate, he travelled to England with JKA instructors Shirai, Kanazawa and Kase [ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibkTfKQZNqw YouTube - Keinosuke Enoeda - 1935-2003 ] ] . He began teaching in Liverpool.

Notable Events

* Enoeda appeared in a TV advertisement for Kung Phooey Crisps.
* Enoeda appeared in the James Bond film, You Only Live Twice.
* In 1973 he led a demonstration of karate on live television for the BBC. [Dave Hazard, "Born Fighter" John Blake Publishing 2007 ISBN 978-1-84454-480-6 pp71-74] Part of the "Open Door" series it was the first British TV program entirely about karate. The demonstration included basic techniques, kata, Enoeda fighting multiple opponents, Enoeda against Tomita with a large blade, and the young Dave Hazard breaking a thick piece of Japanese hardwood.

Assistants

As chief instructor of the KUGB, Enoeda was assisted by the following instructors: [Master Enoeda: The Legend]
* Sadashige Kato (1966?-1973)
* Hideo Tomita (1973-1974)
* Masao Kawasoe (1974-1982)
* Yoshinobu Ohta (1982-2003)

Books by Enoeda

* Shotokan Karate: 10th Kyu to 6th Kyu, ISBN 978-0713643114
* Shotokan Karate: 5th Kyu to Black Belt, ISBN 978-0713691368
* Shotokan Advanced Kata: v. 1, ISBN 978-0946062034
* Shotokan Advanced Kata: v. 2, ISBN 978-0946062041
* Shotokan Advanced Kata: v. 3, ISBN 978-0946062058
* Shotokan Advanced Kata: v. 4, ISBN 978-0946062065
* Shotokan Karate Free Fighting Techniques (with Charles Mack), ISBN 978-1874250067

References

External links

* [http://www.bernardrosephotography.co.uk/karate3.php Photographs by Bernard Rose]