David Charles Cook is a karate master, holder of the Soke title, and author of the very popular Kyokushin book in Russia - Strength of Karate. He practiced sports almost all his life, and began karate from the age of 22 with the Kyokushin style; He also studied the techniques of Shotokan and Wing-chun , later became a student of Masutatsu Oyama . In 1985, already being a Kyokushin master, Cook met Hideyuki Asihara and began to master a new karate system, which attracted him with the lack of "ossification" inherent in classical karate. By the end of the year, having reached the fifth Dan, he receives an offer to develop Asihara Karate in Europe . The result of this activity was the intensive development of Asihara-karate and the creation of a large IBK organization [1] . Later, from the ideas of the development of integrated martial art, David Cook created the Tsu Sin Geng organization (TSG), which he has been developing to this day.
| David Charles Cook | |
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| English David Charles Cook | |
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| Date of Birth | 1946 |
| Place of Birth | London , UK |
| Years of activity | 1967-present |
| Style | Kyokushinkai , Asihara Karate , Tsushingen |
| Teachers | Masutatsu Oyama , Hideyuki Asihara , Steve Arneil |
| Degree of mastery | 10 dan |
| Ranks | Soke |
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| Founder Tsu Xing Geng | |
| Famous students | Ivan Titenkov |
- This article is about a martial artist. For a rock singer, see Cook, David .
It should be noted that the activities of Soke Kuka in the development of Asihara-karate have generated a fairly large organization segregated from the Japanese Ashihara-karate Hombu and currently AIKO (European Asihara-karate), and the International Association Tsu Shin Gen, on the one hand, and NIKO (Japanese Asihara-karate) karate) on the other, do not cooperate with each other. The name of this person is inextricably linked to the stage of formation of AsTsuihara karate in Russia from 1991 to 1995, as well as to the new Mix-Fight Tsu Sin Geng system from 2002 to the present.
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Important Events
- 1974 - David Cook sent to Sweden to guide the dojo ( Uppsala )
- 1979 - Elected Chairman of Swedish Kyokushin Karate
- 1980 - Finished work on the first part of Karate Force
- 1985 - Acquaintance with Hideyuki Asihara, intensive study of Asihara Karate, ultimately brings him the 5th dan from the hands of the founder
- 1988 - Founded European Ashihara Karate Organization (EAKO)
- 1991 - EAKO organizes the International Asihara Karate Tournament in Moscow
- 1993 - Founded with Dave Yonkers the organization of Asihara International Karate (AIKO)
- 1996 - Introducing John (Yon) Blooming , which led to the creation of the International Budo Kaikan (IBK) organization, combining different types and styles of budo under a single leadership
- 1996 - Assignment of David Cook 8th from Kenji Kurosaki [2] and John Blooming. Creation of a comprehensive integrated system Tsu Sin Geng ( hereinafter Mix-fight Tsu Sin Geng ).
Strength of karate reviews
The book was appreciated not only by many students, but many masters sent their comments to the author, some of which were placed before entering the book itself. The two most significant reviews are listed below.
Without a doubt, I recommend The Power of Karate to anyone who wants to develop the basics and sophisticated Kekushin Karate technique. I have great pleasure in knowing the author - David, first as a student, and then as a Karate Instructor.
- Steve Arneil 10th Dan Kyokushinkai, President of the International Karate Federation (IFK)
I am very glad that I have a student like you! You and your wife are wonderful people and great Karate Masters.
- Masutatsu Oyama 10th Dan Kyokushinkai, founder of Kyokushinkai