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Eiji Shima and John Bartusevics
This picture was taken at the first 1st Okinawa
Championship Tournament held at the Camp Hansen Gym, Okinawa, December 20, 1964.
John Bartusevics (Ni-Dan) defeats an Eiji Shima on his way to winning 1st
place in the Black Belt Division. That is a good "Did U Know" by
itself, but its worth mentioning that the padded chest protectors were designed
and owned by Master Uechi Kanei, President of Uechi-Ryu Karate. He made them
with plywood, covered with little padding and canvas. He was kind enough
to provide them for the tournament.
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