Sensei Tomosaburo Okano
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June 2009
Founder of Kenkojuku Shotokan Federation Master Tomosaburo Okano was born in 1922 and was a direct student of Master Gichin Funakoshi and his third son Master Yoshitaka (Gigo)... More
Sensei Gichin Funakoshi
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January 2009
Early life Gichin Funakoshi was born in Shuri, Okinawa in the year of the Meiji Restoration around 1868 to ethnic Okinawan parents and originally had the family name ... More
In Memoriam - A Tribute to Kenneth Hutchinson
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September 2003
A Tribute to Kenneth Hutchinson, 1947-2003 Where shall I turn now When I am in need of a friend? At Takasago, even aging stately pines cannot replace lost friends. —Fujiwara... More
From "China Hand" to "Empty Hand"
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June 2000
A Brief History of Shotokan Karate At the all-Japan athletic exhibition at Ochanomizu in 1922, a poor provincial schoolteacher from Okinawa demonstrated, by means of scrolls and... More