Shigeru Egami
Japanese karate practitioner
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Shigeru Egami was a pioneering Japanese master of Shotokan karate who founded the Shōtōkai style. He was a student of Gichin Funakoshi, who is widely recognized as the founder of modern karate. Wikipedia
Born: December 7, 1912, Omuta, Fukuoka, Japan
Died: January 8, 1981 (age 68 years), Tokyo, Japan
Martial art: Karate
Notable students: Mitsusuke Harada; Tetsuji Murakami