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Gichin Funakoshi
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1868-11-10 ) November 10, 1868, Shuri , Okinawa , Ryukyu Kingdom
- Died
- April 26, 1957 (1957-04-26) (aged 88), Tokyo, Japan
- Native name
- 船越 義珍
- Other names
- Funakoshi Gichin ( 冨名腰 義珍 ) , Shōtō ( 松 涛 )
- Style
- Shōrei-ryū , Shōrin-ryū , and Shotokan Karate
- Teachers
- Ankō Asato , Ankō Itosu , Matsumura Sōkon , Arakaki Seishō
- Rank
- 5th dan, 10th dan (posthumous)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Japan
- Place of birth
- Shuri
- Place of death
- Tokyo
- Child
- Gigō Funakoshi
- Occupation
- karateka
- Languages spoken
- Japanese
- Student of
- Ankō Itosu
- Sport
- karate
- Image
- Gichin Funakoshi - Heian Nidan (2).png
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- Commons category
- Gichin Funakoshi
- date of birth
- 1868-11-10
- date of death
- 1957-04-26
- name in kana
- ふなこし ぎちん
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- Funakoshi Gichin
- name in native language
- 船越義珍
- style of karate
- Shōtōkan-ryū
- start of work period
- 1916-00-00
- end of work period
- 1955-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Gichin Funakoshi (船越 義珍, Funakoshi Gichin; November 10, 1868 – April 26, 1957) 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 introduced karate to the Japanese mainland in 1922, following its earlier introduction by his teacher Itosu. He taught karate at various Japanese universities and became honorary head of 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.
Early life
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