It is fascinating to see these photographs from the earliest book by Master Gichin Funakoshi, the founder of modern karate, because they show what the kata of the Shorin-ryu style he practised looked like before they were reshaped into modern Shotokan.
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Gichin Funakoshi – The Beginning Of Modern Karate-do
Few martial arts enthusiasts could argue that if there was one Karate-ka (karate practitioner) known world wide that man would be Gichen Funakoshi. Read more…
