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".
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.
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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
References
- ↑ Japan Karate Association (JKA), "Supreme Master Funakoshi Gichin (1868-1957) Archived 2016-04-19 at the Wayback Machine; excerpt,"Shoto was the literary first name he used when doing calligraphy and writing poetry. Shoto means “Pine Waves,” and refers to the sound of wind blowing through the pines"; retrieved 2012-11-9.
- ↑ WorldCat Identities: Funakoshi, Gichin 1870-1956; retrieved 2012-11-9.
Other websites
Media related to Gichin Funakoshi at Wikimedia Commons
- Funakoshi, Gichin, 1870-1956 at Virtual International Authority File Archived 2016-03-25 at the Wayback Machine