Howard Collins was born on 1949 and is a Welsh master of Kyokushin karate based in Sweden.
11 Facts About Howard Collins
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Howard Collins holds the rank of 8th dan and the title of Shihan.
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Howard Collins has been teaching his martial art since the 1960s, and has written several books on karate.
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Howard Collins was born in 1949 in Mountain Ash, Wales, around 20 miles from Cardiff.
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Howard Collins's father died when he was eight years old.
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Howard Collins began training in Kyokushin karate at the age of 15, at the Cardiff School of Budo.
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Howard Collins worked in London for two years before joining the merchant navy, with the aim of working his way to Japan.
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In 1971, Howard Collins arrived in Japan and, at the rank of 3rd kyu, began training at the Kyokushin honbu dojo under Oyama.
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In 1973, Howard Collins returned to the United Kingdom and began teaching in British and other European dojo.
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Howard Collins competed in Kyokushin's 2nd World Tournament, in November 1979, and came fifth.
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Howard Collins has written several books, including: The Kyokushinkai Knockdown karate book, The Absolute Karate: Applications of Kyokushin, The Shodan, and The Gateway.