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Gichin Funakoshi - Wikipedia Funakoshi Gichin Sensei, of karate-do, was born on November 10, 1868 in Shuri Okinawa From about eleven years old he began to study to-te jutsu under Azato Anko and Itosu Anko He practiced diligently and in 1912 became the president of the Okinawan Shobukai
Gichin Funakoshi - History of Fighting Gichin Funakoshi is commonly known as the father of modern-day karate and is probably the best-known name in karate history He was born in the city of Shuri on the island of Okinawa in 1868 and by the age of eleven, was training with the great Okinawan teachers Anko Itosu and Yasutsune Azato
Master Funakoshi – Shotokan Karate of America - Tsutomu Ohshima Master Funakoshi was the first expert to introduce karate-do to mainland Japan In 1916 he gave a demonstration to the Butokuden in Kyoto, Japan, which at that time was the official center of all martial arts
Gichin Funakoshi - Founder of Shotokan Karate - Black Belt Wiki Gichin Funakoshi is the founder of Shotokan Karate He is also known as the father of modern karate because of his efforts to educate mainland Japan about the benefits and utility of Okinawan Karate When growing up, Gichin Funakoshi learned the Karate styles of Shorei-Ryu and Shorin-Ryu
Gichin Funakoshi (1868-1957) - Shotokan Karate-Do International Federation Funakoshi-sensei is the man who introduced karate to Japan In 1917 he was asked to perform his martial art at a physical education exhibition sponsored by the Ministry of Education He was asked back again in 1922 for another exhibition
Gichin Funakoshi - American Shotokan Karate Federation Gichin Funakoshi was born in 1868 on the island of Okinawa in the capital city, Shuri His family belonged to the shizoku (privileged) class and was attached to the house of a minor official His social status, however, did not grant him an easy life
Takahashi Dojo - History - Sensei Gichin Funakoshi In addition to being a karate master, Funakoshi was an avid poet and philosopher who would reportedly go for long walks in the forest where he would meditate and write his poetry Kan means training hall, or house, thus Shotokan referred to the "house of Shoto"
History - FSKA And the previously unknown martial artist Funakoshi Gichin rose to instant fame throughout the Japanese world of martial arts Immediately, the founder of modern judo, Kano Jigoro, invited Master Funakoshi and his pupil Gima Shinkin to the Kodokan judo dojo to give a demonstration of kata
Biography of Gichin Funakoshi | Rei Institute of Martial Arts Gichin Funakoshi is that one man who popularized karate, the martial art that we see with all its grandeur now He was born in 1868 in a place called Shuri which was considered to be the capital city of the island of Okinawa