May 30 2020
Shigeru Egami has been described as fearsome, with both physical and psychological strength. Although not commonly recognised in the West, Egami is considered Gichin Funakoshi’s one student who most closely followed his Principles, especially in the belief that Karate was not just a physical pursuit. Shigeru Egami was born on 7th December 1912 in Omuta, …
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Mar 10 2017
On this day, 10 March 1945, the Shotokan dojo was destroyed during the bombing raid of Tokyo by American B29 bombers, during World War II. The Shotokan dojo had been built in the Zoshigaya neighbourhood of Toshima Ward, Tokyo, in 1936, after funds had been raised by karate supporters for a dojo. Gichin Funakoshi recalls, …
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