Gichin Funakoshi

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.

Selected works

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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• 唐手術: 錬胆護身, 1925
• 空手道教範, 1935
• 空手道一路, 1956
• Karate-Do Kyohan: The Master Text, 1973
• The Twenty Guiding Principles of Karate: The Spiritual Legacy of the Master, 1975
• Karate-Do: My Way of Life, 1975
• Karate-Do Nyumon: The Master Introductory Text. 1988
• Karate Jutsu: The Original Teachings of Master Funakoshi, 2001
• The Essence of Karate, 2010