John Jarvis (karateka)

John Hugo Jarvis (born in 1940) is a karateka from New Zealand. He is Shihan, 5th Dan.^[1] His first instructor was Steve Arneil in 1967.^[2] 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.^[3][4]

Jarvis retired from karate in 1987^[5] and became a writer of books. His fourth, Kurosaki Killed the Cat, was published in 2006 and he has now also completed his fifth book Zakari, which was published in 2009.^[6]

Bibliography

• Jarvis, John (2009). Zakari. Wellington: John Jarvis, Gulliver Press P O Box 27555 Wellington 6141. ISBN 0-9582728-1-6. 
• Jarvis, John (2006). Kurosaki Killed the Cat. Silverstream, Upper Hutt, N.Z.: Rembuden Publishing. ISBN 0-958-27280-8. 
• Jarvis, John (1985). Okinawa Gojo Ryu Karate Training Manual. Wellington. 
• Jarvis, John (1973). Weight training for self defense. Wellington: Rembuden Publishing. 
• Jarvis, John (1972). The handy self defence book. Wellington: Rembuden Publishing. 

References

External links

• New Zealand Okinawa Goju-Ryu Karatedo
• History of IOGKF New Zealand
• Kurosaki Killed the Cat
• Kurosaki Killed the Cat review
• Zakari review