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Gichin Funakoshi founded Japanese ShotokanKarate-Do, perhaps the most widely known style of karate, and he is
referred to as the "father of
modern day Japanese karate". He
also trained ...
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Known as the ‘father of modern day Karate’, Gichin Funakoshi is one of the most well known of the Karate Masters. His influence on the art of Karate Do knows no boundaries within specific styles. Thi ...
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Hidetaka Nishiyama 1928 – 2008 “Only Your Best Was Good Enough”Hidetaka Nishiyama was a prominent Japanese master of Shotokan karate.He was an internationally recognized instructor,
author, and adm ...
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The JKABy Tracy Warrener Van KruistumThe Japan Karate Association was founded in 1949 by a group of Gichin Funakoshi’s senior students; Isao Obata, Masatoshi Nakayama,and Hidetoka Nishiyama who serve ...
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Shotokan Karate Do was founded by Gichin Funakoski. Funakoshi was originally a
student of two other styles of Karate, Shorei-ryu and Shorin-ryu. He studied both of
these styles for a number of year ...
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Hirokazu Kanazawa 1931 -“A Champions Champion”Hirokazu Kanazawa is a world-renowned Japanese master of Shotokankarate. He is the Chief instructor and President of the Shotokan Karate-Do International ...
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Tsutomu Oshima 1930 – “Keeper of The Flame”Tsutomu Ohshimais a prominent
Japanese master of Shotokankarate who founded the Shotokan Karate of America (SKA)
organization.He is the Shihan (Chief
Ins ...
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Hironori Otsuka 1892 –
1982“Founder of Japanese Wado
Ryu Karate”Hironori Ōtsuka was a Japanese master of karate who created the Wadō-ryū style of karate. Grandmaster Otsuka held the
rank of 10th D ...
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Teruyuki Okazaki 1931 – “A JKA Master with some of the greatest kicks
ever”.Teruyuki Okazaki a tenth
degree black
belt in Shotokan Karate, is the founder, chairman and chief
instructor of the Int ...
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So Neichu 1908
-2001“Sempai to both
Richard Kim and Mas Oyama”Master So, Japanese/Korean
living in Japan, was one of the highest authorities on Goju Ryu in Japan. He
was renowned for both his phy ...
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The Harmony Way of Wado Ryu KarateThe founder of Wado Ryu, Hironori Otsuka was a student of a couple of other Martial Arts before he developed this system. He studied Shindo Yoshin-Ryu a style of JuJ ...
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Bushi Sokon Matsumura 1809 – 1901The Boss ManMatsumura
Sōkon was
born in Yamagawa Village, Shuri, Okinawa. Matsumura
began the study of karate under the guidance of “Karate Sakugawa”. Sakukawa was ...
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Anko Itosu 1831 –
1915“The Architect Of Modern
Day Karate”Yatsutsune (Anko) Itosu
was born in the Gibo section of Shuri Okinawa in 1831. He was born to a prominent family and was
well educated i ...
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Fred Hamilton 1925 – 1986“Black America’s Karate Godfather”Born in Harlem, New York, Grandmaster
Fred (Olu Balogun) Hamilton began Karate-do training in Japan from 1940 to
1968, when he returned t ...
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The Mecca Of Judo “The
Kodokan’s” Ne Waza MasterSecrets of Ground WorkThere
are few if any alive who had the honor and pleasure of training with the
founder of Aikido, Moreihei Ueshiba, ...
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The Mecca Of Judo’s “The
Kodokan’s”Okuden of Ne WazaSecrets of Ground WorkBy Don WarrenerThere
are few if any alive who had the honor and pleasure of training with the
founder of Aikido, Moreihei ...
