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Gichin Funakoshi (船越 義珍, Funakoshi Gichin, November 10, 1868 – April 26, 1957) [1] was the founder of Shotokan karate. He is known as a "father of modern karate". [2] Following the teachings of Anko Itosu and Anko Asato, [3] [4] he was one of the Okinawan karate masters who introduced karate to the Japanese mainland in 1922, following ...
- 船越 義珍
- April 26, 1957 (aged 88), Tokyo, Japan
Gichin Funakoshi has 47 books on Goodreads with 8396 ratings. Gichin Funakoshi’s most popular book is Karate-Do: My Way of Life.
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Feb 8, 2013 · by Gichin Funakoshi and John Teramoto | Jan 1, 2001. 20. Hardcover. $33369. FREE delivery Jan 2 - 9. Or fastest delivery Dec 29 - Jan 4. Only 1 left in stock - order soon. More Buying Choices. $144.99 (13 used & new offers)
Feb 1, 2013 · Karate-Do: My Way of Life. Paperback – February 1, 2013. Linking the time when karate was a strictly Okinawan art of self-defense shrouded in the deepest secrecy and the present day, when it has become a martial art practiced throughout the world, is Gichin Funakoshi, the "Father of Karate-do." Out of modesty, he was reluctant to write this ...
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GICHIN FUNAKOSHI is world famous as one of Karate's great masters. Born in Shuri, Okinawa Prefecture, in 1868, he studied Karate-do from childhood and organized the first public demonstrations. He was trained in the Confucian classics and was a schoolteacher early in life.
Linking the time when karate was a strictly Okinawan art of self-defense shrouded in the deepest secrecy and the present day, when it has become a martial art practiced throughout the world, is Gichin Funakoshi, the “Father of Karate-do.”. Out of modesty, he was reluctant to write this autobiography and did not do so until he was nearly ...
May 1, 1975 · In this book, Gichin Funkoshi looks back over 90 years of his life, sharing stories of his experiences and his karate. The developer of the Shoto-kan school of karate, Funakoshi was born in 1868 and saw many changes in the world during his 92 years.