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Christian Gonzales y Herrera
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Biography
Main winnings as a coach
Main winnings as an atlet
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Biography
Christian Gonzales y Herrera, was
born
in Venice-Italy august 14 1963, is 6 dan, Shotokan karate-do Master,
Regional Veneto Person in charge for Shotokan style FIJLKAM-WKF and
member of the italian Dan examination committee AICS-IOC.
He started the practice in 1971; his first Master was Bruno De Michelis
and under his guide he earned his black belt first dan at the age of
11. At the age of 13 won his first Italian National Kata Championship
and was third in kumite.
At this point he became pupil of
Master Shirai . Christian’s father, according with the new Master
decided to sent him in Japan for a very long and hard training period
with few of the best Masters and competitors of the world of that period
So, at the age of 15, he was sent
in Japan for 8 months. Based in Kyushu, he travelled in lots of part of
the country including the famous centre of J.K.A. ( Japan Karate
Association) located in Tokyo. He was guest of Master Oishi ( many
times Japan and world kumite champion, and at the moment head coach of
Komazawa University karate team). Master Tanaka ( many times Japan and
World kumite champion) as well as Master Osaka ( Japan and world kata
Champion) were few of his karate teachers during that period.
At the and he passed the examination for second dan, as great
conclusion of this enormous experience
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Training with Master Osaka.
Tokyo, 1978.
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Group photo.
Kurume, Japan, 1979.
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J.K.A. Tokyo Headquarters
with sensei Tanaka (1978)
Atleti e Azzurri Olimpici d'Italia
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When he
came back, under the guide of Master Shirai, he started his long
national and international activity as kata and kumite competitor
winning, until the age of 31:
- 12 medals at the Italian Championships (between kata and kumite ). -
8 kata medals at the European Championship. - 2th at the World Cup, in
Hungary, as member of Italy team kata, among his teammates there were Carlo Fugazza, Dario
Marchini,
Alessandro Cardinale, Pasquale Acri, Guazzaroni brothers( one of them
now is one of the National Italian kumite coaches), Massimo Di Luigi,
Pino Sacchi, Gennaro Talarico just to say only few of them.
At the age of sixteen, he started
teaching in his father gym, showing a good attitude in teaching too.
His motto has been til the beginning: “…. I teach only what I proved
was good first on me….”. In this way, first successes, as coach, didn’t
came late. His pupils began winning very easy competition, then he
moved to more demanding ones like nationals and finally international
and worldwide competitions.
At the age of 19 he had
his first pupil with the black belt degree.
In
1998, was one of the Italian national team coaches
at the JKA World Championships in Bern-Switzerland. 12 pupils of
Master Gonzales were selected for the National Team and they were the
only to take home medals: 2 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze.
As you can see on
the “ Victories section
as coach” he won a huge amount of Italian, European and world titles as
kata and kumite coach. At the age of 46,
after a break of 15 years, he decided to go back to competition and has just won the silver medal at the
2010 USA open “ Master” category and the AICS Master Italian
Championships at the end of april 2010.
Member of the
ASSOCIAZIONE ATLETI AZZURRI E OLIMPICI d’ITALIA , that is part of the
worldwide WOA ( World Olimpics Association ).
Member of
the Venetian
Sport Excellence in the World, Hall of Fame, the
Museum where he was asked to leave his
black belt, the one that he wore to win the silver medal at the World
Championship, in Hungary in 1984. For more details, please have
a
look to the “HALL OF FAME” section
Shotokan
karate-do
Master, 6 dan, good expert of Tai chi chuan yang style.
He
has been teaching
karate since 1979 and in 2000 he found his own school, ACCADEMIA ARTI
MARZIALI VENEZIA in Venice -Italy, to be able to teach and develop his
own way of thinking and practicing karate.He practices every morning
and teaches every afternoon and evening in his dojo.In the week end he
is busy in competitions or in seminars where he is invited to teach.
He likes thinking he
lives his dreams.
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Main
winnings-
won as an athlet
Italian national titles
1976: kata Italian champion
kumite bronze medal
1977: kumite bronze medal
1978: kata silver medal kumite bronze medal
1982: kata silver medal
1983: kata italian champion
kumite fourth place
1986: kata bronze medal
1987: kata Italian champion
kumite silver medal
1993: team kata silver medal
1994: team kata italian champion
individual kata bronze medal
2010: Aics Italian Championship gold medal
European winnings
1982: european champion( se) team kata
european championship( ju) team kata silver medal
1983: european champion (ju) individual kata
european champion (ju) team kata
1984: european champion (se) wuko, team kata
european champion (se) eakf, team kata
1985: european champion (se) team kata
1986: european championship (se)team kata bronze medal
2011: European master games: kata silver
medal
2011:
European master games: kumite
bronze
medal
Worldwide winnings
1984: World cup team kata silver medal
2010:
USA
Open individual kata silver medal |
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Italian Championship, winner, team
kata.
Bologna, 1994.
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European Champioship, winner, team
kata.
Istanbul, Turkey, 1985.
U.S. Open 2010
Gonzales: silver medal
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AICS
ItalianChampionships2010
Gold:
Gonzales,Bertaglia
Bronze: Facchini,
Pajalich
World Champioships JKA.
Bern, Switzerland 1998.
Gold: Fullin Scatto Tommasin
Silver: Fullin, Comin, Roncon
Master
Gonzales receives from the hands of master Funakoshi
the cup of4th
place as best club in the world competition
Jesolo 2007
Dutch
Open
Rotterdam 2010
(Netherlands)
Austrian Open Salzburg 2010
Golden medal: Ventura
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Main winnings won as a
coach
Italian National
Winnings
1994: kata -1gold medal
1995: -1 gold medal
2
bronze medal
1996: kata -4 gold
medals (2 indiv., 2 teams)
1997: : kata -3 gold
medal (2 indiv., 1 team)
-3
silver
medal
(
1
indiv.,
2 teams)
1998: kata -4 gold
medals (2 indiv., 2 teams)
-5
silver
medals
(3
indiv.,
2
teams)
-2
bronze
medals(
1
indiv.,
1 team)
J.K.A. Italian Championship
1998: kata -5 gold
medals (indiv.)
-4
silver medals (indiv.)
-3
bronze medals (indiv.)
1999: kata -6 gold
medals (4 indiv., 2 teams)
-4
silver medals (3
indiv., 1 team)
-1
bronze meda(
indiv.)
J.K.A. Italian
Championship
1999: kata -2 gold
medals (indiv.)
-1
silver medal
(indiv.)
-3
bronze medals
(indiv.)
2000: kata -1 gold medal
(team)
-1
bronze medal
(indiv.)
President Cup.: kata
-1 bronze medal (indiv.)
2001: kata -1 gold medal
(team)
-1
bronze medal
(indiv.)
2002: kata -2 silver
medals (1 indiv., 1 team)
Trofeo
ITALIA: kata -1
gold medal (indiv.)
2003: kata -1 silver
medal (indiv.)
-1 bronze medal (team)
2004: kata -2 gold
medals ( 1 indiv. , 1 team)
2006: kata -2 gold
medals ( 2 indiv.)
-1
silver medal (
indiv.)
-1
bronze medal (
indiv.)
kumite
-1 gold medal (
indiv.)
-2
bronze
medals
(
indiv.)
2007: kata -1 gold medal
(indiv.)
-1
silver medal (
indiv.)
-2
bronze medals (
indiv.)
kumite
-1 gold medal
(indiv.)
-3
silver medals
(indiv.)
-3
bronze medals (
indiv.)
2009: kata -1 gold medal
(team)
-1
silver medal (team)
Kumite-1 silver medal
(indiv.)
-3
bronze medal(
indiv.)
2010: kata -2 gold
medals (indiv.)
-2 bronze medals
(indiv.)
2011: kata -1 gold medal (indiv.)
-1
silver medal (indiv.)
-2
bronze medals
International and World
winnings
1998: J.K.A. World
championships - Bern ( Switzerland):
kata - 2 gold medals
(1 indiv., 1 team)
- 1 silver medal (
indiv.)
- 2 bronze medals (1
indiv., 1 team)
2001: Noda Cup - Balaton ( Hunghery):
kata -2 bronze medals
(1 indiv.; 1 team)
2002: J.K.A. Lubjana
Shotokan Cup:
kata – 1 gold
medal
(indiv;)
2005: International Open
Shotokan Cup - Seunica
(Slovenia):
kata – 1 bronze medal
( team)
2006: International
Trophy, Paese City ( Italy):
kata – 1
silver medal(
indiv;)
kumite – 1
silver
medal (indiv;)
ACLI Club World
Championship- Caorle (Italy):
kata -1
silver medal
(indiv;)
kumite- 1
gold medal
(indiv;)
-1 silver
medal(
indiv;)
-3 bronze
medals(indiv;)
European ”Mickey Mouse”
Trophy:
kata – 1 gold
medal(indiv;)
European “ Pinocchio”
Trophy:
kata – 1 silver
medal(indiv;)
Third European Meeting
Child and boys
kata – 1 gold medal(
indiv.)
- 1 bronze medal( indiv.)
2007:World Open
Championship Shotokan Karate –
Jesolo
(Italy):
- kata- 2 gold
medals(indiv;)
- 3 silver medal(1
indiv;, 2 teams)
- 3 bronze
medals(indiv;)
kumite- 5 silver
medals (indiv;)
1 bronze medal (indiv;)
Fourth place, as best
karate club in the tournament
2008: European Open Karate Championship for
clubs- Caorle
(Italy)
kata- 2 silver
medal(
indiv.)
- 4 bronze
medal( 3
indiv. ; 1 team)
kumite - 3 gold
medal(
indiv.)
- 2 silver
medal(indiv.)
-1 bronze
medal(indiv.)
Fourth place, as
best
karate club of the tournament
World Open Karate
championships for clubs- Jesolo
(Italy)
kata- 2 gold medals( 1
indiv.; 1 team)
- 3 bronze medals(indiv.)
kumite- 2 gold
medals (indiv.)
-2 silver medals (indiv.)
-2 bronze medals (1 indiv.; 1 team)
2010: Dutch Open-
Rotterdam ( Netherland)
kata- 1 bronze medal
(team)
US Open- Las Vegas-Nevada
( USA)
kata- 1 gold medal
(indiv.)
-1 silver medal
(indiv.)
Udine Open (Italy)
kata- 1 bronze medal
(indiv.)
International Symposium
YKKF, Udine(Italy)
kata- 1 gold medal
(indiv.)
-1 silver medal
(indiv.)
-1 bronze medal
(indiv.)
Junior
Austrian Open, Salzburg (Osterreich)
kata- 1 gold medal
(indiv.)
Venice cup International (Venice)
kata-
2 Bronze
medals indiv
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World Open
Karate Champioships for clubs - Jesolo 2008
European Open
Karate Championships for clubs - Jesolo 2008
U.S Open 2010
Golden medal: Facchin
Silver medal: Gonzales Ventura
International Simposium Udine 2010
Golden medal: Ventura
Silver Medal: Badolin
Bronze Medal: Facchini
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Press
Japanse Press deal with M° Gonzales.
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European Championships.
Belgium, 1982.
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World cup.
Budapest, 1984.
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Italian Championships.
Fano, 1997.
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European Champioships.
Skopje, Macedonia, 1983
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Italian Champioships.
Fano, 1997.
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AEKF European Champioships.
Goteborg, Sweden, 1982.
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Gran Gala dello Sport.
Lido di Venezia, 1984.
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