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松 濤 館 空 手 道
Shotokan Karatedo
Developed since 1928 by Gichin Funakoshi (1868 – 1957), Shotokan became the most widely practiced style of Karatedo today. The pen name that Master Funakoshi used for writing poetry was Shōtō (or 松 濤 in Japanese script), which means ‘waving pines’. Furthermore, the Japanese word Kan (or 館 in Japanese script) means ‘hall’. Therefore, the Training Hall (or Dojo) where Master Funakoshi taught the style (or Ryu) of Karatedo he had developed became known as 松濤館 in Japanese script, meaning Shōtō’s Kan (that is, Shōtō’s (Training) Hall). His students then created a sign above the entrance of this hall reading these three kanji symbols. Subsequently, this became also the name of Master Funakoshi’s Martial Art: Shotokan (or actually: Shoto’s Kan).
Furthermore, the tiger became the symbol of Shotokan Karatedo. It symbolizes the keen alertness of the wakeful tiger and the serenity of the peaceful mind which Master Funakoshi experienced while listening to the pine waves on Tiger’s Tail Mountain, which is the literal meaning of the name of Mount Torao in Okinawa, near Master Funakoshi’s hometown Shuri.
Master Gichin Funakoshi was succeeded by Masatoshi Nakayama (1913 – 1987), Hirokazu Kanazawa (1931 – 2019), and many other Shihan of Shotokan Karatedo. However, it was actually his third son Yoshitaka Funakoshi (nicknamed Gigō), addressed as Waka Sensei (meaning ‘Young Teacher’, as his father was adressed as ‘Great Teacher’: O Sensei), who developed the characteristic deep stances and powerful techniques of Shotokan Karatedo, as explained in the book Maximum Impact.
伝承 型
Denshō Kata
Heian Shodan *
Heian Nidan *
Heian Sandan *
Heian Yondan *
Heian Godan *
Tekki Shodan *
Tekki Nidan *
Tekki Sandan *
Enpi
Jion
Ji’in
Jitte
Sochin *
Chinte
Hangetsu
Gankaku
Meikyo
Wankan
Nijushiho
Unsu
(Of the Kata followed by an asterisk (*), also a Bunkai (or 分解 in Japanese) is shown.)
練習 型
Renshū Kata
Taikyoku Shodan
Taikyoku Nidan
Taikyoku Sandan
Junro Shodan
Junro Nidan
Junro Sandan
基本
Kihon
組手
Kumite
Colophon
From June 2024, this Shotokan-Karatedo.org website was developed by Johan Oldenkamp, who teaches at the Martial Arts Center in The Hague in the Nederlands. He teaches there four times a week Shotokan Karatedo, on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays (in addition to Karate Weapons twice a week, on Mondays and Wednesdays), both children (as shown in the photo below) and adults.
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