Andy Sherry (born 9 July 1943) is one of the most senior practitioners of karate in Great Britain and the chief instructor of the KUGB. is the 190th day of the year (191st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Karate (disambiguation). ... The KUGB - Karate Union of Great Britain - is a democratic body controlled by its membership and operates under an approved constitution. ...

Biography

Born in Liverpool, Andy Sherry showed an interest in the martial arts as a young man. Starting his training in judo and jujutsu, he soon took an interest in karate, starting his study of the art in 1959. In 1966, Mr Sherry became the first person in the UK to earn a black belt in shotokan karate,^{[citation needed]} having trained with JKA ambassador Keinosuke Enoeda. Location within England Coordinates: , Sovereign state United Kingdom Constituent country England Region North West England Ceremonial county Historic county Merseyside Lancashire Admin HQ Liverpool City Centre Founded 1207 City Status 1880 Government  - Type Metropolitan borough, City  - Governing body Liverpool City Council Area  - Borough & City 43. ... Hawaiian State Grappling Championships. ... This article is about the martial art and sport. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Shotokan (松涛館) is a school of karate, reflecting the style of master Gichin Funakoshi (1868-1957), who first brought karate from Okinawa to mainland Japan. ... The Japan Karate Association (or JKA; known in Japanese as Nihon Karate Kyokai, or sometimes just kyokai among karateka in Japan) is the primary shotokan karate organization. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

In 1966, Sherry won the first British all-styles championship, beating competitors from all of Britain's karate styles.^{[citation needed]} He went on, in 1968, to become European champion in kumite, an achievement he repeated in a number of subsequent years.^{[citation needed]} In the KUGB karate championships, Andy dominated the first four years, winning the kata competition for four years running (1967-1970) and the kumite in 1968 and 1970. ^{[citation needed]} Kumitaa doing kumite. ...

On the competition circuit, Andy Sherry was well-known for using a yori-ashi gyaku-tsuki (lunging rear-hand punch) as his "trademark" manoeuvre, leading many competitors of the time to joke that he only knew one technique.

Retiring from competition in 1977, Sherry continues to coach the KUGB international competition squad to this day. He now runs his own karate club, Liverpool Red Triangle, Sherry recently earned 8th dan (8th level black belt) making him Britain's highest ranking shotokan karate practitioner.^{[citation needed]} Location within England Coordinates: , Sovereign state United Kingdom Constituent country England Region North West England Ceremonial county Historic county Merseyside Lancashire Admin HQ Liverpool City Centre Founded 1207 City Status 1880 Government  - Type Metropolitan borough, City  - Governing body Liverpool City Council Area  - Borough & City 43. ...

See also

• Karate
• Shotokan
• Karate Union of Great Britain
• Enoeda Keinosuke
• Terry O'Neill
• Bob Poynton
• Frank Brennan

For other uses, see Karate (disambiguation). ... -1... The KUGB - Karate Union of Great Britain - is a democratic body controlled by its membership and operates under an approved constitution. ... Enoeda Keinosuke, The Shotokan Tiger was a popular and well known instructor of Shotokan Karate in Europe. ... Terry ONeill, 7th dan Terry ONeill was born in Liverpool on 27 February 1948, the son of a police officer. ... Bob Poynton was born on the 30th July 1949 at Walton in the City of Liverpool. ... Frank Brennan, 6th dan Sensei Frank Brennan (6th dan, shotokan karate) is one of the biggest names in British karate of the 1970s and 80s, winning a wide variety of titles both as an individual and as part of the KUGB team. ...

External links

• KUGB Website