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John Hugo Jarvis is a notable 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. John Jarvis retired from karate in 1987 and now writes books. His fourth, Kurosaki Killed the Cat, was published in 2006.
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- Jarvis, John (2006). Kurosaki Killed the Cat. Silverstream, Upper Hutt, N.Z.: Rembuden Publishing. ISBN 0-958-27280-8.
- Jarvis, John (1972). The handy self defence book. Wellington: Rembuden Publishing.
- Jarvis, John (1973). Weight training for self defense. Wellington: Rembuden Publishing.
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