John Van Weenen MBE (born 26 August 1941, Enfield, Middlesex, England) [1] is a 9th Dan karateka and humanitarian. Van Weenen was graded to 1st Dan by Moss Hollis in 1966, (his diploma is reproduced in his auto biography 'In Funakoshi's Footsteps'), before travelling to Japan in 1967 to train at the invitation of Masutatsu Oyama at the ...

In 1991, after watching a BBC documentary on the appalling conditions in Albania, John decided to help the countless orphaned children, many of whom were dying of malnutrition. In the following years, he spear-headed 86 missions bringing relief to thousands of people savaged by hunger, destitution and hopelessness.

John van Weenen tells the story of his adventurous life with astonishing candour and perception. After a childhood of poverty in North London, John travelled the world and discovered Karate, …

2001年2月21日 · THIS IS YOUR LIFE - John van Weenen, karateka and humanitarian, was surprised by Michael Aspel during a martial arts training session in a sports centre in Flitwick, Bedfordshire. John developed a passion for karate while living in Australia in 1964 and became one of the UK's top karate experts after studying in Japan under the great Master ...

John Van Weenen MBE, 8th Dan Shotokan Karate - One Mans Dream; documentary about John Van Weenen's charity work in Albania, the largest philanthropic effort in this part of the world...

2001年2月21日 · John Van Weenen: With Michael Aspel, Earl Spencer Brown, John Van Reenen, Norman Wisdom. Michael Aspel tells the story of the Karate expert and charity organizer John Van Weenen.

2018年9月24日 · Ten pounds was a pittance to pay to discover if the grass really was greener on the other side. This book tells the candid story of three young brothers with nothing to lose, who in their naivety, saw the Australian Assisted Passage Scehem as a chance to see the world and an opportunity for an incredible two-year adventure.

2023年12月3日 · John Van Weenen OMT MBE (born August 26, 1941, Enfield, Middlesex, England) is an 8th Dan karateka and humanitarian. Van Weenen was graded to 1st Dan by Moss Hollis in 1966, (his diploma is reproduced in his auto biography 'In Funakoshi's Footsteps'), before travelling to Japan in 1967 to train at t

2007年10月15日 · John van Weenen was born in 1941 in Enfield. He was not an academic at school nor an outstanding sportsman but proved to be an exceptional swimmer representing our country. By the 1960's he had an interest in martial arts but was frustrated by …

JOHN VAN WEENEN OMT MBE . John and Jane van Weenen's two sons went to the same school as my son, that's how we first met. John has lead an interesting and eventful life. An 8th Dan Karateka, he founded the Traditional Association of Shotokan Karate (TASK) in Bedford. He has also written a number of books on martial arts.