I used to box, but when Bruce Lee launched Kung Fu it was no longer cool to just punch things, you had to kick them too. I joined a local karate club. Training religiously, I would buy combat magazine every month. Sensei Ticky Donovan was always in it. He does not mention it in this video, but as far as my memory recalls, he was open wieght world champion five times. He established Ishinryu, after leaving Kyokushinkai. His students, Euguene Codrington and Tyrone Whyte became their wieght world champions too. I have always looked up to him as a karate teacher. Other names of that era, Steve Arneil, Brian 'Dicky' Dowler, Terry O'Neil, Bobby Poynton. I wanted to train with Tatsuo Suzuki, but could not afford the travel to his classes or Sensei Kanazawa. Later I moved onto Ju Jutsu, which I still practice today. The 70s and 80s were a golden era for martial arts in this country. As is mentioned in this video, we excelled. Great to watch this video.
Met Sensei Donovan back in 1972 in Dagenham where he held classes there.Spoke very little.Being an Asian I couldn't help noticing his forearm was thicker than my calf!!.He asked me if I was conducting classes in UK.I'm now 7th Dan Taekwondo Master.🇲🇾🥋
Loved Ticky. Did a couple of his weekend courses at the Sobell, and his week long summer course at Clacton in 1974 I think. I trained under Meiji Suzuki. I went on to attain 5th Dan...
I remember i purchased some second hand copies of Traditional Karate Magazine in India in 1990, when i use to be a teenager. That use to be the time when i was mesmerised by Bruce Lee and use to read about different martial arts all the day. I hailed from a very remote area in North India near the Himalayas. There was no martial school in my town. finally a Taek-won-do school opened in my town and i was lucky to get trained for 1.5 years. I left the school but kept practising on my own. Ticky Donovan, Bay logan, Terry O Niel and dickie Wu use to be the most popular characters of that magazine. Good to see this video after 3 decades. I still posses those 30 year old Traditional Karate magazines.
Many years ago I did a weeks course at Crystal Palace.All the great shotokan guys there .Enoeda .Kanazawa etc .I met Ticky Donovan very briefly when I was guzzling a big bottle of water after one particularly hard teaching by the Japanese when he asked for a swig of water .The training was so hard you could not really eat anything , and I used to bring about 3 big bottles of water each day .Date was 8 9 75 to 12 9 75 European course.I received my 2nd Brown belt at end of the course.Also attended a weeks course ( summer course ) 12 5 75 to 16 5 75. Happy days.
Thanks missed that will try looking on iPlayer next. I started 74. And trained with most of the England team. As guest sensi would take sessions. Plus the Liverpool red triangle club Was only 10 miles away. And most hung out there. Maybe my son can see How we where when we where young. And not the broken old man he sees know
@@garygalt4146 let me know if you find the full version on iPlayer. Or if you come across any other clips. When you were at Red Triangle did you ever train with/meet O'Neill, Martin, or Spiers?
David the times flown by since Hartley school . We are in the infants and through to 1958 .if I remember you were best fighter in school, but not a bully you have done well mate.p. beynon
I used to box, but when Bruce Lee launched Kung Fu it was no longer cool to just punch things, you had to kick them too. I joined a local karate club. Training religiously, I would buy combat magazine every month. Sensei Ticky Donovan was always in it. He does not mention it in this video, but as far as my memory recalls, he was open wieght world champion five times. He established Ishinryu, after leaving Kyokushinkai. His students, Euguene Codrington and Tyrone Whyte became their wieght world champions too. I have always looked up to him as a karate teacher. Other names of that era, Steve Arneil, Brian 'Dicky' Dowler, Terry O'Neil, Bobby Poynton. I wanted to train with Tatsuo Suzuki, but could not afford the travel to his classes or Sensei Kanazawa. Later I moved onto Ju Jutsu, which I still practice today. The 70s and 80s were a golden era for martial arts in this country. As is mentioned in this video, we excelled. Great to watch this video.
Great footage of Terry O'Neill, a forgotten great of karate and worthy of recognition.
Met Sensei Donovan back in 1972 in Dagenham where he held classes there.Spoke very little.Being an Asian I couldn't help noticing his forearm was thicker than my calf!!.He asked me if I was conducting classes in UK.I'm now 7th Dan Taekwondo Master.🇲🇾🥋
Loved Ticky. Did a couple of his weekend courses at the Sobell, and his week long summer course at Clacton in 1974 I think.
I trained under Meiji Suzuki. I went on to attain 5th Dan...
I remember i purchased some second hand copies of Traditional Karate Magazine in India in 1990, when i use to be a teenager. That use to be the time when i was mesmerised by Bruce Lee and use to read about different martial arts all the day.
I hailed from a very remote area in North India near the Himalayas. There was no martial school in my town. finally a Taek-won-do school opened in my town and i was lucky to get trained for 1.5 years. I left the school but kept practising on my own.
Ticky Donovan, Bay logan, Terry O Niel and dickie Wu use to be the most popular characters of that magazine.
Good to see this video after 3 decades. I still posses those 30 year old Traditional Karate magazines.
Great Master !!
Oh wow... old school..inspired me...long time ago..
Paul was the 1 we all looked up to when he was at inshallah before he moved over to ticky great fighter he was
one of my all time favourites
Studied under Simon Kidd. Ticky is a legend.
Me too, Ticky presented me with my trophy at the Ishinryu nationals in Barking in 84. Simon and his late dad Fred were great Sensais
Barking Tanner Street owned by ticky donovan takes me back to when I first started out at 8yrs old
Was lucky enough to spar with him as a nipper..
Did you win?
😆🤣
He let me think I did lol
Many years ago I did a weeks course at Crystal Palace.All the great shotokan guys there .Enoeda .Kanazawa etc .I met Ticky Donovan very briefly when I was guzzling a big bottle of water after one particularly hard teaching by the Japanese when he asked for a swig of water .The training was so hard you could not really eat anything , and I used to bring about 3 big bottles of water each day .Date was 8 9 75 to 12 9 75 European course.I received my 2nd Brown belt at end of the course.Also attended a weeks course ( summer course ) 12 5 75 to 16 5 75. Happy days.
Thanks for this video can you tell us about your friend the late great Gary spiers thanks
Great karate man
I think it's from a documentary that was on BBC 4 a while back, called Everybody Was Kung Fu Fighting; Rise of Martial Arts in Britain
Thanks missed that will try looking on iPlayer next.
I started 74. And trained with most of the England team.
As guest sensi would take sessions. Plus the Liverpool red triangle club
Was only 10 miles away. And most hung out there. Maybe my son can see
How we where when we where young. And not the broken old man he sees know
@@garygalt4146 let me know if you find the full version on iPlayer. Or if you come across any other clips. When you were at Red Triangle did you ever train with/meet O'Neill, Martin, or Spiers?
This is great but not long enough.
@macrobioticman
That's what _she_ said...
did you ever meet the late great gary spiers
Anyone know where I can view the BBC footage at the beginning of this interview
Weres the rest of this please?
Tatsou Shimabuku created ishin ryu Karate on 1956 not the Ticky Donovan.
Exactly! I was wondering about the title. Nevertheless, the documentary is very interesting.
It's a completely different style. Check out how they're spelled.
wheres the rest! 😡
Where's the rest of this please?
Here's the full doc:
ruclips.net/video/QbtEHy4VVeI/видео.html
David the times flown by since Hartley school . We are in the infants and through to 1958 .if I remember you were best fighter in school, but not a bully you have done well mate.p. beynon