Japanese karateka From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gichin Funakoshi (船越 義珍, Funakoshi Gichin, 10 November 1868 – 26 April 1957) was the founder of Shotokan, which is the most widely known school or style of karate. He is known as the "father of modern karate".[1]
Funakoshi died on 26 April 1957 in Tokyo of colon cancer, aged 88.
In an overview of writings by and about Funakoshi, OCLC/WorldCat lists roughly 30+ works in 60+ publications in 8 languages and 1,800+ library holdings.[2]
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