"Karate Ni Sente Nashi"

Master Gichin Funakoshi

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Posted on May 29, 2012 with 35 notes
Rest in peace Master Hidetaka Nishiyama.

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Posted on April 19, 2012 with 16 notes
Teruyoshi Okazaki hitting a makiwara.

Teruyoshi is the brother of Shotokan master Teruyuki Okazaki, the founder of the International Shotokan Karate Federation (ISKF).

Both brothers are direct students of Master Gichin Funakoshi.

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Posted on April 16, 2012 with 22 notes
My kata book

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Posted on March 18, 2012 with 4 notes
The Dojo Kun lays the rules for karate-ka to abide by. But are the principles of the Dojo Kun unique to karate? I wrote a post pondering this subject :

karatenisentenashi.tumblr.com/post/17225882283/

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Posted on March 5, 2012 with 13 notes