Shotokan (松涛館, Shōtōkan) is a style of karate, developed from various martial arts by Gichin Funakoshi (1868–1957) and his son Gigo (Yoshitaka) Funakoshi... 24 KB (2,870 words) - 09:47, 4 May 2024 |
in the US France Shotokan Karate was created in 1964 by Tsutomu Ohshima. It is affiliated with another of his organizations, Shotokan Karate of America... 105 KB (11,796 words) - 16:40, 4 May 2024 |
This is a list of some of the larger Shotokan karate organizations and associations in order by year of establishment. International Japan Karate-Do Association... 29 KB (4,315 words) - 07:18, 5 May 2024 |
Gichin Funakoshi (category Shotokan practitioners) Funakoshi Gichin, November 10, 1868 – April 26, 1957) was the founder of Shotokan karate. He is known as a "father of modern karate". Following the teachings... 15 KB (1,523 words) - 22:44, 29 March 2024 |
formal application within the four major karate styles are as follows: Shotokan involves long, deep stances and powerful long range techniques. Shito-ryu... 7 KB (397 words) - 20:22, 5 April 2024 |
This is a list of techniques practiced in the Shotokan style of karate. Heisoku Dachi: formal attention stance Musubi Dachi: informal attention stance... 10 KB (1,544 words) - 22:37, 5 March 2024 |
Allegheny Shotokan Karate is a Western Pennsylvania-based martial arts school established in 1969 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The dojo was founded by... 10 KB (875 words) - 22:46, 14 December 2023 |
Hirokazu Kanazawa (category Shotokan practitioners) December 2019) was a Japanese master of Shotokan karate. He was the Chief instructor and President of the Shotokan Karate-Do International Federation, an... 9 KB (907 words) - 00:05, 11 October 2023 |
Dave Hazard (redirect from Academy of Shotokan Karate) (born 1952 in London) is a British 7th Dan Karateka and instructor of Shotokan karate and was one of the few students present at the very beginning of... 13 KB (1,613 words) - 18:11, 17 April 2024 |
M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Keigo Abe (born 1938), Shotokan Rafael Aghayev (born 1985), Shotokan Gary Alexander, Isshin Ryu Seishō Arakaki (1840–1918)... 14 KB (1,351 words) - 18:56, 13 January 2024 |
Funakoshi (the founder of Shotokan karate) and is widely credited with developing the foundation of the modern karate Shotokan style. Gigo Funakoshi was... 8 KB (917 words) - 11:19, 5 April 2024 |
Boxing Shoot wrestling Shootfighting Shōrin-ryū Shorinji Kempo Shorinji-Ryu Shōtōkan-ryū Shūdōkan Shūkōkai Shurikenjutsu Sōjutsu Sōsuishi-ryū Suijutsu Sumo... 2 KB (160 words) - 13:31, 30 November 2023 |
Belgium Shotokan Canada Shotokan Curacao (operating as Shotokan Karate of Curacao) France Shotokan Gabon Germany Shotokan Greece Shotokan Israel Shotokan Japan... 5 KB (532 words) - 17:53, 21 April 2024 |
referred to simply as Kyokai 協会 in Japan) is one of the oldest global Shotokan karate organizations in the world. Gichin Funakoshi played a major role... 33 KB (1,816 words) - 10:17, 12 March 2024 |
Kenkojuku is a style of Shotokan karate previous to the establishment of the Japan Karate Association (JKA) style. It was founded by Tomosaburo Okano.... 9 KB (1,255 words) - 07:43, 23 February 2024 |
Andy Sherry (category Shotokan practitioners) became the first person to pass a grading in the UK for a black belt in Shotokan Karate, having trained with JKA instructor Keinosuke Enoeda. He graded... 7 KB (680 words) - 08:38, 3 May 2024 |
started training in Shotokan karate at the age of seven at the Budokwai in London, where he later achieved a black belt in both Shotokan and Judo. He also... 74 KB (6,481 words) - 19:42, 6 May 2024 |
Kwon Do Life Magazine Taekwondo student oath Taekwondo in India Namely Shotokan and Shudokan, which served as basis for styles practiced by the original... 76 KB (6,926 words) - 13:58, 6 May 2024 |
Japan Shotokan Karate Association (JSKA) was founded by Keigo Abe in 1999. Abe was a former instructor graduate of the Japan Karate Association and trained... 13 KB (1,502 words) - 00:05, 25 December 2023 |
Seisan (section Shotokan Hangetsu) different versions are now practiced even in Shuri-te derivatives like Shotokan (called Hangetsu) and in Wado-Ryū (called Seishan). Isshin-ryū also adopted... 9 KB (1,230 words) - 12:42, 17 July 2023 |
Michael Jai White (category Shotokan practitioners) of the same name. White is a martial artist in nine different styles: Shōtōkan, Goju-Ryu (for which he studied under Master Eddie Morales where he learned... 29 KB (1,779 words) - 03:42, 6 May 2024 |
Hironori Ōtsuka (section Shotokan karate) to become his primary art, however; in 1922, Ōtsuka began training in Shotokan karate under Gichin Funakoshi, who was a new arrival in Japan. In 1927... 10 KB (941 words) - 12:08, 13 April 2024 |
Chintō (鎮東) (In Shotokan, Gankaku (岩鶴)) is an advanced kata practiced in many styles of karate. According to legend, it is named after a stranded Chinese... 3 KB (355 words) - 14:38, 7 May 2023 |
back and forth in battle. So it is, for example, a straight line for the Shōtōkan Tekki series of kata. It follows the form of a capital letter I for the... 2 KB (296 words) - 16:00, 29 October 2022 |
Kukkiwon. Gōjū Kai developed five of its own Taikyoku kata, based on the Shotokan katas and retaining the I-shaped embusen. The embusen (pathway) of all... 10 KB (1,539 words) - 01:34, 6 November 2023 |
Dōjō kun (category Shotokan) created by Kanga Sakukawa, an 18th-century Okinawan karate proponent) the Shotokan Karate dōjō kun serves as a set of five guiding principles, recited at... 10 KB (1,167 words) - 06:07, 29 July 2022 |