Billy Higgins
BornWilliam Higgins
(1945-08-14) 14 August 1945
Bootle, England
StyleShotokan Karate
Rank8th Dan
Website/http://www.sei-do-kan-karate.co.uk/
Medal record
Representing  United Kingdom
Karate
European Championship
Silver medal – second place 1972 BrusselsTeam Kumite
Gold medal – first place 1975 OstendKumite −75 kg
Gold medal – first place 1976 TehranKumite −75 kg
Karate
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 1975 Long BeachTeam Kumite[1]

Billy Higgins (born 14 August 1945, in Bootle, England) is a British karateka and former kumite competitor.[2] He holds an 8th-degree black belt from the KUGB, was a winner of multiple European championships, and a gold medalist in men's kumite with the British team at the 1975 World Karate Championships in Long Beach, California.

He is currently a karate instructor for the Karate Union of Great Britain.[3][4]

References

  1. "Black Belt". February 1974. p. 48. Retrieved 8 November 2014 via Internet Archive. Karate World Championships wuko 1970. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  2. "Black Belt". February 1974. p. 49. Retrieved 7 November 2014 via Internet Archive. william higgins karate. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  3. "A legendary karateka coaches Jeremy Clarke in head butts". Prospect. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
  4. "Profiles of Senior KUGB Instructors". Karate Union of Great Britain. Retrieved 9 November 2014.


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