Karate Association was established - Funakoshi's art had become a full-fledged karate organization. Modest one, with only a few members, a handful of instructors, and Funakoshi, who served as chief instructor. Since then, Shotokan students have carried on his spirit and teachings. Now has over 100,000 active karate students and approximately 300 affiliated karate clubs worldwide. Overseas Instructor), Tokio Mao (Brazil Chief Instructor, who also studied under Funakoshi, Mabuni and Motobu), Yasuhiro Konishi Howard High (International Membership Director), Kiyoshi Yamazaki (Chief "Karate - Yesterday and Today," Dynamic Karate, Karate-do: My Way of Life, Gichin Funakoshi. Photo taken at the 1999 Konishi Cup, Denver, Colorado,īy Sensei Thomas A. When he was 15 years old (1953) he began his Karate training at his middle schools Casale, Chief Instructor JSKA-USAĪbe Sensei was born on October 28 th 1938 in the town of Iyoshi in Ehime prefecture on the island of Shikoken. He was taught by an Okinawan Sensei from Toyama Sensei’s lineage of Shito Ryu Karate-Do. Years old (1956) he was accepted into the famous engineering program at Nihon University in Tokyo. He moved from his small town to the big city and began his college education. My questions will be about a variety of topics, but before we start I want to Honbu Dojo with a young and very powerful Sensei named Masatoshi Nakayama. Sincerely thank you for taking the time to do this interview. I will do the best I can to answer your questions. You ever have any exposure to Funakoshi Sensei ?Ībe: No, he passed away before I got to Tokyo. Was Nakayama Sensei like as an instructor ?Ībe: Nakayama Sensei was very serious.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |