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  2. List of Shotokan organizations - Wikipedia

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    The Japan Karate Association (JKA; "Nihon Karate Kyokai" in Japan) was formed in 1949 by several senior students of Sensei Gichin Funakoshi, the founder of Shotokan Karate. The highest rank that Master Funakoshi awarded to his students was 5th Dan (5th-degree black belt). JKA raised the highest rank of the Black Belt from 5th Dan to 10th Dan ...

  3. Tsutomu Ohshima - Wikipedia

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    Tsutomu Ohshima (大島 劼, Ōshima Tsutomu, born August 6, 1930) is a prominent Japanese master of Shotokan karate who founded the organization Shotokan Karate of America (SKA). [1] He is the Shihan (Chief Instructor) of the SKA, and to this day holds the rank of 5th dan, which was awarded to him by Gichin Funakoshi. [1]

  4. Japan Karate Association - Wikipedia

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    Official language. Japanese, English. Shuseki Shihan (Chief Instructor) Masaaki Ueki, 10th Dan (Deceased July 14 2024) Website. www.jka.or.jp. The Japan Karate Association (日本 空手 協会; Nihon Karate Kyokai; JKA; sometimes referred to simply as Kyokai 協会 in Japan) is one of the oldest global Shotokan karate organizations in the world.

  5. Shotokan - Wikipedia

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    Shotokan (松涛館, Shōtōkan) is a style of karate, developed from various martial arts by Gichin Funakoshi (1868–1957) and his son Gigo (Yoshitaka) Funakoshi (1906–1945). Gichin Funakoshi was born in Okinawa [1] and is widely credited with popularizing "karate do" through a series of public demonstrations, and by promoting the ...

  6. Karate in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Contents. Karate in the United States. Karate was first introduced to American service men after World War II by Japanese and Okinawan karate masters. [ 1 ][ 2 ] Many of these US servicemen took their newfound skills to the United States and established their own dojos. [ 1 ][ 3 ][ 4 ] Many Japanese karate instructors were also sent to ...

  7. Isao Obata - Wikipedia

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    Isao Obata. Isao Obata (小畑 功, Obata Isao, 1904–1976) was a pioneering Japanese master of Shotokan karate. [1] He was a senior student of Gichin Funakoshi, [2] who is widely recognized as the founder of modern karate, and was a key figure in the establishment of the Japan Karate Association (JKA) under Funakoshi in 1949.

  8. Masatoshi Nakayama - Wikipedia

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    Masatoshi Nakayama (中山 正敏, Nakayama Masatoshi, April 13, 1913 – April 15, 1987) [a] was an internationally famous Japanese master of Shotokan karate. [1][2][3] He helped establish the Japan Karate Association (JKA) in 1949, [4] and wrote many textbooks on karate, which served to popularize his martial art. [1][3] For almost 40 years ...

  9. Masahiko Tanaka (karateka) - Wikipedia

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    Masahiko Tanaka (田中 昌彦, Tanaka Masahiko, born 24 February 1941) is a Japanese master of Shotokan karate. [1] He won the first of his two IAKF world championship Kumite titles in 1975, [1] was part of the Japan team to win the team Kumite title in the third IAKF world championship [1] and was twice JKA All-Japan kumite champion. [1]