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FUNAKOSHI, Gichin.
Gichin Funakoshi
Karateka
In this Okinawan name, the surname is Funakoshi.
| Gichin Funakoshi | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1868-11-10)November 10, 1868 Shuri, Okinawa, Ryukyu Kingdom |
| Died | April 26, 1957(1957-04-26) (aged 88) Tokyo, Japan |
| Native name | 船越 義珍 |
| Other names | Funakoshi Gichin (冨名腰 義珍), Shōtō (松涛) |
| Style | Shōrei-ryū, Shōrin-ryū, and ShotokanKarate |
| Teacher(s) | Ankō Asato, Ankō Itosu, Matsumura Sōkon, Arakaki Seishō |
| Rank | 5th dan, 10th dan (posthumous) |
| Notable students | Gigō Funakoshi (his son), Hironori Ōtsuka, Isao Obata, Masatoshi Nakayama, Makoto Gima, Shigeru Egami, Tomosaburo Okano, Teruyuki Okazaki, Tetsuhiko Asai, Yasuhiro Konishi, Hidetaka Nishiyama, Tsutomu Ohshima, Taiji Kase, Mitsusuke Harada, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Won Kuk Lee, Masutatsu Oyama, Tetsuji Murakami, Yutaka Yaguchi, Won Kuk Lee, Byung Jik Ro, Choi Hong Hi, Keinosuke Enoeda |
Gichin Funakoshi (船越 義珍, Funakoshi Gichin, November 10, 1868 – April 26, 1957)[1] was