Gichin Funakoshi
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Gichin Funakoshi was the founder of Shotokan karate. He is known as a "father of modern karate". Following the teachings of Anko Itosu and Anko Asato, he was one of the Okinawan karate masters who int
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Memorial of Funakoshi at Engaku-ji temple in Kamakura, south of Tokyo
Gigō Funakoshi
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Gigō Funakoshi was the third son of Gichin Funakoshi and is widely credited with developing the foundation of the modern karate Shōtōkan style.
Gichin Funakoshi
…the Japan Karate Association upon its establishment in 1949. In addition to being a karate master, Funakoshi was an avid poet and philosopher. His son, Gigō Funakoshi, is widely credited with developing the foundation of the modern karate Shotokan style. Gichin Funakoshi was born on November 10, 1868, the year of the…
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