Jan Kallenbach

Jan Kallenbach (c. 1943 – 14 April 2021)[1] was a Dutch martial artist. He was a 7th Dan teacher of Taikiken, a Japanese off-shoot of Yiquan and had a significant history in Full contact Karate (Kyokushin-Kaikan). Veteran Kyokushin practitioners from Japan considered Kallenbach as one of the most dominant foreign fighters during the style's early stages in 1960s and 1970s.[2][3]

  1. ^ Mauchien, Ludovic. "Jan Kallenbach passed away, the Budo loses a sun". www.karate-k.com. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
  2. ^ 「特集・青春大山道場」『フルコンタクトKARATE』 福昌堂、12月号、1997年(平成9年)、23-24頁、35-36頁、40-41頁。
  3. ^ 「伝説の大山道場」『新・極真カラテ強豪100人(ゴング格闘技1月号増刊)』 日本スポーツ出版社、1997年(平成9年)、58-61頁、67頁。