JAPANESE SHOTOKAN KARATE
A TRADITIONAL KARATE
About Shotokan
Gichin Funakoshi, known as the founder of modern karate, was a professor at the Okinawa Teacher's College and President of the Okinawa Association of Martial Arts. In 1921, he was invited to put on a demonstration at the Japanese Ministry of Education. The demonstration turned out to be a great success. In 1922 he was asked to teach in their Universities and military. In 1936 Funakoshi established Shotokan, a great landmark in the history of karate.
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"O'Sensei"
IN MEMORY OF
JAMES VINCENT MORRONE JR.
JULY 18, 1944 TO MARCH 4, 2006
FOUNDER OF
THE JAPANESE SHOTOKAN KARATE DO OF MICHIGAN
(JSKA)
MY BROTHER
MY SENSEI
MY FRIEND
Gichin Funakoshi
Founder of Modern Day Karate
Sensei James Morrone
Founder of JSKA; Japanese Shotokan Karate Association
