History Part 3 Flashcards
Occupation of Okinawa ended and it became part of Japan Empire
1879
Karate (T’ang hand or Chinese hand) replace Te
1880s
Chomo Hanashiro
wrote book interpeting kanji for karate as “empty hand”
Chomo Hanashiro wrote book
1905
Gichin Funakoshi intro karate to Japan mainland
1922
Gichin Funakoshi is founder of
Shotokan
Official adoption of term Karate term Japan
October 1936
Yasutsunne “Ankoh” Itosu (1830-1915) grand-master
Shuri-te
Karate as part of Okinawa middle school curriculum
Yasutsunne “Ankoh” Itosu in 1901
Yasutsunne “Ankoh” Itosu developed katas
All Pinan katas
Sokon “Bushi” Matsumura (1796-1884)
Created Naihanchin and Passi kata.
“Tode” Sakugawa (1733-1815)
Taught Matsumura - Kusanku Kata and Sakugawa no kun Staff Kata
Peichin Takahara (1683-1760) and Chinese militrary officer Kusanku taught
“Tode” Sakugawa (1733-1815)
Yasutsunne “Ankoh” Itosu (1830-1915) taught
Kentsu Yabu
Kentsu Yabu
Senior student of Itosu, rumored to have killed 60 men in unarmed combat, beat Choki Motobu.
Shigeru Nakamura was taught by
Itosu, Yabu, Chomo Hanashiro, and Choki Motobu
also taught by father Keikichi, uncle Teiichi and Shinkichi Kuniyoshi
Nakamura learned what katas from Kuniyoshi
Sesan (Seisan) and Niseishi katas
Nakamura dojo style was called
Okinawa-te and later Okinawan Kempo, free form fighting and full-contact fighting w/ protective gear, Bogu Kumite, passed almost all katas to Taika.