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| Carrying out a
Kumite test in the British Karate Kyokushinkai under the tutorage of
Hanshi Arneil is widely regarded as being the most difficult place to
take the test. this is not only due t the calibre of opponents but also
the ferociousness of the fighting. |
| At the 1993
BKK Summer Camp Trevor Marriott, who was at the time the current British
Open Heavyweight Champion and a veteran of two World Tournaments,
decided to take his 50 Man Kumite test. |
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Parrying a jodan mawashi geri from
the current All Japan Shidokan Champion David Pickthall
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Among Trevor Marriott's opponents
there where many world renowned fighters such as former British,
European and Commonwealth champions Michael Thompson and Nicholas Da
Costa, multiple British Champions and successful World Tournament
fighters Jeff Whybrow, David Pickthall and Felix Ntumazah, later day IFK
European Champion Piotr Szeligowski from Poland and European Cup winner
Egil Arne Okland from Norway. Trevor successfully completed the test in
what turned out to be a grueling succession of fights where all who witnessed
it can pay testimony to the resilience, determination and courage shown
to get through his final opponents despite carrying a number of
injuries. |
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Fighting the legendary Nicholas Da Costa
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Avoiding a mawashi geri jodan from Michael Thompson
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