WHAT IS KARATE By: Shojiro Koyama Translated by J. Ondrusek One grandparent of karate originates in the life-or-death environment of the front line of warfare. It was a systematized collection of the defense techniques which had the highest success rates, as determined largely by trial and error. These...
By: Shojiro Koyama In 1922 Karate was introduced in Tokyo by Gichin Funakoshi of Okinawa. Funakoshi's Karate inherits the spirit of "Mind and Technique" embodied in other martial arts which already existed in Japan, such as Kendo, Sumo, and Budo. Karate was filtered through the quintessence...
A Brief Interview with Master Shojiro Koyama, Chairman Western States Karate Championship Association A: For me, karate is a mission, one that I brought to the U.S. when I arrived in the early 1960's. My mission is grounded in 3 major philosophical principles that are underlying...
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