Billy_Higgins_(karateka)

Billy Higgins (karateka)

Billy Higgins (karateka)

British karateka (born 1945)

Billy Higgins (born 14 August 1945, in Bootle, England) is a British karateka and former kumite competitor.[2] He holds an 8th-degree black belt from the KUGB, was a winner of multiple European championships, and a gold medalist in men's kumite with the British team at the 1975 World Karate Championships in Long Beach, California.

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He is currently a karate instructor for the Karate Union of Great Britain.[3][4]

References

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    "Black Belt". Active Interest Media. February 1974. p. 48. Retrieved 8 November 2014 – via Internet Archive. Karate World Championships wuko 1970. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
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    "Black Belt". Active Interest Media. February 1974. p. 49. Retrieved 7 November 2014 – via Internet Archive. william higgins karate. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
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    "A legendary karateka coaches Jeremy Clarke in head butts". Prospect. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
  4. [4]
    "Profiles of Senior KUGB Instructors". Karate Union of Great Britain. Retrieved 9 November 2014.


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