Funakoshi Gichin & Funakoshi Yoshitaka

Karate is a widely known term today. However, it is usually tainted with clichés based on ignorance and bias. This book is written for beginners to the history and teaching of karate. It highlights some of the problems that can arise when looking at the background of karate. Using Japanese sources, it provides interesting facts about two key figures in karate history and the karate they taught: Funakoshi Gichin (1868-1957) and Funakoshi Yoshitaka (1906-1945). The two Funakoshis put together a school discipline called Karate-D Sh t kan-Ryu. Sh t kan-Ryu is one of the most widespread currents of karate in the world. In the book there is a life description of the Funakoshis translated directly from Japanese and extensively annotated. It was written during Funakoshi Gichin's lifetime and contains besides w.