Jürgen Seydel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jürgen Seydel

German karateka

Date of Birth: 12-Sep-1917

Place of Birth: Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Date of Death: 03-Aug-2008

Profession: coach

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Jürgen Seydel (born September 12, 1917, - August 3, 2008) is considered the father of karate in Germany. In 1939 Seydel began judo training at the University of Bonn.
In 1955, he read an article in a French magazine about karate, which was still unknown in Germany at the time; he traveled to Paris to learn this art.
In 1957 Seydel founded according to the JKA the first karate club in Germany in Bad Homburg and soon opened a studio in Usingen.
Jurgen learnt from a textbook by Henry Plée and with the knowledge he had acquired on courses.
In 1959 he passed the exam for the 1st Dan.
Until 1965 he was the only Dan carrier in Germany.
Seydel's most prominent student was stationed in Germany G.
I.
Elvis Presley.Jürgen Seydel was awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany by Federal President Richard von Weizsäcker for his services to karate in Germany.