“Hoping to see karate included in the universal physical education taught in our public schools, I set about revising the kata so as to make them as simple as possible. Times change, the world changes, and obviously the martial arts must change too. The karate that high school students practice today is not the same karate that was practiced even as recently as ten years ago [this book was written in 1956], and it is a long way indeed from the karate I learned when I was a child in Okinawa.”
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Gichin Funakoshi
Gichin Funakoshi, known as the father of Japanese Kendo, was born on November 10, 1868, and passed away on April 26, 1957. He played a crucial role in the development of Japanese Kendo and was instrumental in establishing modern Kendo. Funakoshi's work has had a significant impact on the spread of Japanese culture and the practice of Kendo worldwide. more
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