John Jarvis (karateka)
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John Hugo Jarvis is a karateka from New Zealand
. He is Shihan
, 5th Dan
. His first instructor was Steve Arneil
in 1967. Later, John Jarvis was a personal representative of Masutatsu Oyama
and Kyokushinkai chief instructor in New Zealand. In 1974, he switched to Okinawa Goju-ryu karatedo. He is the fifth person to complete the 100-man kumite
.
Jarvis retired from karate in 1987 and became a writer of books. His fourth, Kurosaki Killed the Cat, was published in 2006 and he has now also completed his fifth book Zakari, which was published in 2009.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. He is Shihan
Shihan
- Title of "Master" is a Japanese Honorific Title, Expert License Certification used in Japanese martial arts for Master Level Instructors. The award of the Expert License Certification is if designated by the qualification by virtue of endorsement by the [A] Association of Chief Instructors or [B]...
, 5th Dan
Dan (rank)
The ranking system is a Japanese mark of level, which is used in modern fine arts and martial arts. Originally invented in a Go school in the Edo period, this system was applied to martial arts by Kanō Jigorō, the founder of judo and later introduced to other East Asia countries.In the modern...
. His first instructor was Steve Arneil
Steve Arneil
Steve Arneil is a prominent South African-British master of Kyokushin karate. He learned directly from Masutatsu Oyama and was a senior instructor in Oyama's International Karate Organization until 1991, when he resigned from the IKO...
in 1967. Later, John Jarvis was a personal representative of Masutatsu Oyama
Masutatsu Oyama
, more commonly known as Mas Oyama, was a karate master who founded Kyokushinkai Karate, considered the first and most influential style of full contact karate. He was born Choi Yeong-eui . A Zainichi Korean, he spent most of his life living in Japan and acquired Japanese citizenship in 1964...
and Kyokushinkai chief instructor in New Zealand. In 1974, he switched to Okinawa Goju-ryu karatedo. He is the fifth person to complete the 100-man kumite
100-man kumite
100-man kumite is an extreme test of physical and mental endurance in Kyokushin karate. Kumite , one of the three main sections of karate training, involves simulated combat against an opponent. The 100-man kumite consists of 100 rounds of kumite, each between one-and-a-half and two minutes in...
.
Jarvis retired from karate in 1987 and became a writer of books. His fourth, Kurosaki Killed the Cat, was published in 2006 and he has now also completed his fifth book Zakari, which was published in 2009.