Gichin Funakoshi
Japanese karate practitioner
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 introduced karate to the Japanese mainland in... Wikipedia
Born: November 10, 1868, Shuri, Naha, Okinawa, Japan
Died: April 26, 1957 (age 88 years), Tokyo, Japan
Martial arts: Karate and Shotokan
Children: Gigō Funakoshi
Other names: Funakoshi Gichin (冨名腰 義珍), Shōtō (松涛)
Rank: 5th dan, 10th dan (posthumous)
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