BERNARD CHERIX, THE FATHER OF KARATE IN SWITZERLAND, LEFT US ON THE 16TH DECEMBER

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swe-2Bernard Cherix was born 6 July 1927 in Val d'Illiez, a small village near Monthey. Upon an invitation of Henry Plee in Paris, he met in 1957 the Japanese Master Tejsuji Murakami. Right after that he opened the first Karate dojo in Switzerland, namely the "Institut of Combat Sports", today Dojo de Sion.

After visiting Paris week end after week end under the lessons of Master Murakami, Bernard Cherix achieved, as first Swiss citizen to get it, his Black Belt 1st Dan in Karate. This happened on the 10th September 1958.

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