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  1. Gichin Funakoshi was born on November 10, 1868, [7] the year of the Meiji Restoration, in Shuri, Okinawa, to a Ryūkyūan Pechin. Funakoshi was born prematurely. His father's name was Gisu. [3] He was of samurai lineage, from a family which in former times had been vassals of Ryukyu Dynasty nobles.

  2. Jan 30, 2021 · Funakoshi Gichin (1868-1957) was the founder of the Shotokan-ryu style of Karate. Funakoshi was born in the Okinawan capital of Shuri into a family of the Shizoku class (upper class). He began his karate training at the age of 12, with master Azato and then with Master Itosu.

  3. Gichin Funakoshi. Gichin Funakoshi is widely considered the primary “father” of modern karate due to his efforts to introduce the Okinawan art to mainland Japan, from where it spread to the rest of the world.

  4. In 1916 Master Gichin Funakoshi became the first expert to introduce karate-do from Okinawa to mainland Japan. One of the few people to have been initiated into all the major Okinawan karate methods, Master Funakoshi taught a synthesis of the Okinawan styles as a total discipline.

  5. Gichin Funakoshi – The Father of Modern Karate-do. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. Gichin Funakoshi was born on November 10, 1868 in Yamakawa, Shuri, Okinawa Japan. According to Japanese Karate Association, Funakoshi was of “samurai lineage, from a family which in former times had been vassals of Ryukyu Dynasty nobles”.

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