Karate Do Shotokai, Budo and Martial Arts
Resource on Shotokai, Budo and Karate in general, an extensive and in-depth bilingual source on traditional Japanese Martial Arts. Information includes texts and photos on Shotokai, Budo and definitions, history and general information including other main Japanese Budo arts.
Many megabytes in pictures and images and hundreds of text pages, detailed references to philosophy which are the foundations of martial practice, including, important Master interviews, video references, kata, techniques and moves, school belt levels, bibliography, some essays, articles and original Master texts, the history of the Shotokan Dojo, Budo Masters Gichin Funakoshi, Gigo (Yoshitaka) Funakoshi, Shigeru Egami and much much more.
New
- Kata Videos, a series of the basic kata videos by Tomoji Miyamoto y presence of Egami at the Shotokan Dojo, Shotokai’s Hombu Dojo in Tokyo.
Shotokai Information
Welcome to Shotokai.com a site centered on traditional Budo.
Dojo Kun – a classic series of rules for dojo training.
Shoto Niju Kun – Twenty rules or guidelines for your training by Gichin Funakoshi.
General Shotokai Information
SHIGERU EGAMI GALLERY – History, philosophy, articles, photos, etc.
Egami Karate’s Origin – article in three parts, written by Genshin Hironishi, the late president of NKS.
Kenji Tokitsu writes about Shigeru Egami
- Introduction
- Shigeru Egami’s itinerary
- Shigeru Egami’s errors
- A radical revision: the Tsuki is ineffective
- Makiwara training is more destructive than useful
- A New Way
- Toate, striking at a distance
- Questioning concerning transmission and hypotheses.
Videos
Animated photos
Photo & Image Gallery
Shotokai History
Brief Shotokai History (Part 1)
Brief Shotokai History (Part 2)
Shotokan versus Shotokai, article written by Antonio García Martínez
Shotokai Home Pages around the World – find related organizations and groups close to you.
Worldwide Dojo List
Technique
Shotokai Kata
Technical descriptions (Shizentai, Tsuki, Kata, Uke , etc., etc.)
Another way, the non-contraction way in Karate-do
Karate Videos
Animated karate images
An Effective Tuski by Shigeru Egami
Breathing by Atsuo Hiruma – important information for your martial arts training.
Photo Gallery – hundreds of photos, drawings and more.
Essays and Commentaries
SKB participates in NKS event in Japan
Commemorating the 18th anniversary of Shigeru Egami’s death
Technique and the Shotokai WWW
Gasshuku 1998
Harada’s book / Yoshitaka Funakoshi and consecuences
Myths and misinformation related to Gichin Funakoshi
Parallels Between Shotokan Karate of America and Shotokai
The Will to continue – martial arts student account on training.
Memories of a Special Training
Karate-do as an analogy of life
Reuniting Shotokai
The Art of Karate-do, a thing of the past? What does the public believe we are doing?
Losing your identity – Comments on the so-called ‘dan inflation syndrome’ in the martial arts.
Isn’t Karate for fighting?
Does Karate-do make people aggressive?
Is there any difference between Shotokai and Shotokan?
What is Shotokai and its meaning?
The Shotokai Hombu Dojo, the Shotokan
O-sensei’s Tiger symbol
Shotokai Encyclopedia Objectives
Plagiarism of Shotokai Material on the Web – even the Web is a crooked place.
Shotokai Encyclopedia is now more than 4 years old
Karate: Budo or Sport?
Budo and Sport, Genshin Hironishi Interview
What is the origin of Shotokai?, Tetsuji Murakami Interview
Master Kyooka, Opinions on Karate and Sports.
What is Budo?, by Taisen Deshimaru.
Seven principles, by Taisen Deshimaru.
Martial Arts as Sports?, interview; Taisen Deshimaru.
FAQ
Karate Frequently Asked Questions [last update July 21, 2000].
Contains answers to the following questions (among others):
Master Biographies
Sokon ‘Bushi’ Matsumura
Yasutsune Azato
Yasutsune Itosu
Gichin Funakoshi, short – Gichin Funakoshi, Richard Kim.
Takeshi Shimoda, O-sensei’s most talented student
Yoshitaka Funakoshi, Karate-do genius.
Shigeru Egami
Genshin Hironishi, the last Master from the Golden Age.
Ayahito Sugimoto
Mitsusuke Harada
Tetsuji Murakami
Classic texts
By Master Gichin Funakoshi:
- Dojo Kun
- Shoto Niju Kun
- What is Karate?
- Maxims for the Students
- Posthumous Note, Karate-do Kyohan, Second Edition
- Prologue, Kyohan
- Quote 1
- Quote 2
- Quote 3
By Master Shigeru Egami:
- Preface of Karate-do, Beyond Technique
- Introduction of Beyond Technique (in four parts)
- Comments on Kata
- Comments on Kumite
- Comments on Kumite 2
- The true secret of Karate
- The True Objective of Practice
- Quote 1
- Quote 2
- Quote 3
- Quote 4
Prologue, Karate-do Nyumon, Master Genshin Hironishi
What is Budo?
Legends of the Martial Arts
Seven Principles, by Taisen Deshimaru
Unmoving Wisdom, Master Taisen Deshimaru
Memorable Quotes by different Masters
General Karate Do Information
What is Karate?, short description
A Martial Arts Dojo spatial disposition
Genealogy of Karate Masters, gif, 10k.
What is Karate? by H.D. Plée
Advice for Karateka & Martial Artist, by Henri Plée
Legends of the Martial Arts
Is Karate-do Okinawan or Japanese?
Maps of Japan: Geographic | With it’s provinces
Map of Okinawa
General Philosophical Information
What is Budo?
The Budo Kensho, respectfully reproduced from the Budo Charter
What is Bushido?
Seven Principles, by Taisen Deshimaru
Philosophical foundations of the Martial Arts
A talk with Zen Master Taisen Deshimaru:
Martial Arts as spiritual and pyschological training, excerpt of book by Peter Payne.
Introduction The Zen Way to the Martial Arts, George Leonard
What is Peace, legend by Arun Gandhi
Searching for the bull, Zen story
Preface of the Tao of Physics, Fritjof Capra draws parallels between modern physics and Oriental philosophies
Unmoving Wisdom, Master Taisen Deshimaru, a well known and respected Zen Master
Memorable Quotes by different Masters and Teachers.
Interviews, Articles and Historical Information
Interviews and Articles:
- Master Genshin Hironishi Interviewed
- A short Master Tetsuji Murakami Interview
- Takashi Kyooka Sensei Interviewed
- The political, WUKO vs. ITKF, controversy
- Interview with Tsutomu Ohshima sensei
- Training in the Bushido Spirit, Tom Muzila
- Facing Yourself, Tom Muzila
Sakamoto Ryoma, the indispensable “Nobody” by Romulus Hillsborough
Comparing Karate and Aikido, Tom Muzila
Katsu Kaishu, article by Romulus Hillsborough
Yoshida Shoin, (Japan, 1850’s-1870’s)
Weapons of Karate
History of Japan
Interesting links
Online since September 15, 1995