| Steven Bellamy | |
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British All-Styles Karate Team member - 1972 |
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| Born | June 12, 1950 Sheffield, England, |
| Residence | Japan |
| Style | Jōdō, Iaido, Karate, Judo |
| Teacher(s) | Ichitaro Kuroda, Morio Higaonna, Isao Okano |
| Rank | 8th dan karate 7th dan judo 7th dan aikido |
| Notable students | Chisato Mishima |
Steven John Bellamy (born in Sheffield, England on 12 June 1950) is a British martial artist, author, and lecturer.
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Steve Bellamy practiced judo and boxing at school. He began studying karate in the early sixties, crediting the seminal book Karate the Art of Empty Hand Fighting by Nishiyama and Brown as his inspirational source. His first formal lessons were in the Wadō-ryū under Masafumi Shiomitsu later changing to Goju-ryu under Brian Waites.
In the late sixties and seventies he won numerous national, European, and World titles in karate. He was a British All-Styles Karate Team Member from 1970 to 1973. During 1974 to 1977, he won several full contact and kick-boxing titles in Japan and in the USA. He has lived and trained in Japan for more than 35 years.
In addition to instructor ranks in karate, jūdō and aikidō, he holds advanced teaching licenses in several classical martial arts of Japan, notably Shindō Muso-ryū Jodō, Musō Shinden ryū Iaido, and Kasumi Shindō-ryū Kenjutsu
He is a member of the Kansai Japanese language council (関西国語審議会) and has passed both the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (日本語能力試験) and the Japanese foreign service translators examination at level 1 (the highest)
He was made a freeman of the City of Sheffield in 1992.
In July 2009 he was appointed to the Nihon Jodo Association (日本杖道協会) Board of Directors.
In September 2010 he was appointed to the All Japan Iaido Federation (全日本居合道連盟) Board of Examiners.
Steve Bellamy studied karate under: