John Jarvis (karateka)とは 意味・読み方・使い方

John Hugo Jarvis (born in 1940) 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 now writes 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.