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The name "Shotokan" is used as a synonym for the Shotokan ryu association, Dai Nihon Karate-do Shotokan. It is the Shotokan Karate association established by Gichin Funakoshi originally in 1930. [1] Shotokan association is the heritage of master Funakoshi's Karate-do . [citation needed]
Tsutomu Ohshima (大島 劼, Ōshima Tsutomu, born August 6, 1930) is a prominent Japanese master of Shotokan karate who founded the organization Shotokan Karate of America (SKA). [1] He is the Shihan (Chief Instructor) of the SKA, and to this day holds the rank of 5th dan , which was awarded to him by Gichin Funakoshi . [ 1 ]
The 2002 World Karate Championships are the 16th edition of the World Karate Championships, and were held in Madrid, Spain from November 21 to November 24, 2002.
Shotokan Karate of America (SKA) is a non-profit organization in the United States dedicated to teaching traditional karate-do. It was established by Tsutomu Ohshima, a direct student of Gichin Funakoshi, the founder of Shotokan karate. [1] Ohshima is also recognized as the founder of several other Shotokan organizations affiliated with SKA ...
Shotokai is the name of the association launched by Gichin Funakoshi originally in 1930. The original name was Dai Nihon Karate-do Kenkyukai. The association is known in Japan as Dai Nihon Karate-do Shotokai since 1936. [2] Shotokan is the name of its Honbu Dojo (main practicing hall). Gichin Funakoshi's karate style is also known as Shotokan ryu.
Gichin Funakoshi laid out the Twenty Precepts of Karate [7] (or Niju kun [8]), which form the foundations of the art, before some of his students established the Japan Karate Association (JKA). Within these twenty principles, based heavily on bushido and Zen , lies the philosophy of Shotokan.
Isao Obata (小畑 功, Obata Isao, 1904–1976) was a pioneering Japanese master of Shotokan karate. [1] He was a senior student of Gichin Funakoshi, [2] who is widely recognized as the founder of modern karate, and was a key figure in the establishment of the Japan Karate Association (JKA) under Funakoshi in 1949.
He taught karate at various Japanese universities and became honorary head of the Japan Karate Association upon its establishment in 1949. In addition to being a karate master, Funakoshi was an avid poet and philosopher. His son, Gigō Funakoshi, is widely credited with developing the foundation of the modern karate Shotokan style. [5] [6]