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Master
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
2015: Kata Bronze
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
2013: June World Club Championships kata golden
medal
2013: August World Master Games WKF
silver medal
2015: Lignano International: Gold Medal
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Italian Championship,
winner, team kata.
Bologna, 1994.
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European
Champioship, winner, team kata.
Istanbul, Turkey, 1985.
2013: World Master
Games, 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
2012: kata -1 silver medal (team)
2018: Savona,
october, Libertas
Trophy - Golden Medal as
master, Silver medal as
senior
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.)
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1 bronze medal( indiv.)
2007:World
Open Championship Shotokan Karate
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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)
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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
2011: Austrian Junior
Open, Salzburg (Osterreich)
kata- 1
slver medal (team)
2012: Austrian Junior
Open, Salzburg (Osterreich)
kata- 1
slver medal (team)
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Golden Medal
Savona 2018 Tournament -
Trofeo Libertas
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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