Gichin Funakoshi

was the founder of Shotokan, which is the most widely known school or style of karate.  He is known as the "father of modern karate".Japan Karate Association (JKA),  "Supreme Master Funakoshi Gichin (1868-1957) ; excerpt,"Shoto was the literary first name he used when doing calligraphy and writing poetry. Shoto means “Pine Waves,” and refers to the sound of wind blowing through the pines"; retrieved 2012-11-9.

Funakoshi died on 26 April 1957 in Tokyo of colon cancer, aged 88.

Selected works
In an overview of writings by and about Funakoshi, OCLC/WorldCat lists roughly 30+ works in 60+ publications in 8 languages and 1,800+ library holdings. WorldCat Identities: Funakoshi, Gichin 1870-1956; retrieved 2012-11-9. 
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 唐手術: 錬胆護身, 1925 
 空手道教範, 1935 
 空手道一路, 1956
 Karate-Do Kyohan: The Master Text, 1973
 The Twenty Guiding Principles of Karate: The Spiritual Legacy of the Master, 1975
 Karate-Do: My Way of Life, 1975
 Karate-Do Nyumon: The Master Introductory Text. 1988
 Karate Jutsu: The Original Teachings of Master Funakoshi, 2001
 The Essence of Karate, 2010

References

Other websites

 Funakoshi, Gichin, 1870-1956 at Virtual International Authority File 



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