Gichin Funakoshi
Organization founder
1868 – 1957
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Who was Gichin Funakoshi?
Gichin Funakoshi was the founder of Shotokan karate, perhaps the most widely known style of karate, and is attributed as being the "father of modern karate". Following the teachings of Anko Itosu, he was one of the Okinawan karate masters who introduced karate to the Japanese mainland in 1922. He taught karate at various Japanese universities and became honorary head of the Japan Karate Association upon its establishment in 1949.
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- Born
- Nov 10, 1868
Shuri, Okinawa - Also known as
- Funakoshi Gichin
- Children
- Ethnicity
- Ryukyuan people
- Nationality
- Japan
- Lived in
- Shuri, Okinawa
- Died
- Apr 26, 1957
Tokyo
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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