Traditional Shotokai Karate-do & Japanese Martial Arts Encyclopedia. Continuous publication since September 15, 1995. https://shotokai.com/ en-us Mon, 05 Oct 2026 21:32:54 GMT https://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification https://shotokai.com/gallery/ https://shotokai.com/gallery/ Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT The comprehensive archival library and photo gallery dedicated to Master Shigeru Egami (1912 - 1981), successor to Gichin Funakoshi, featuring rare 1935 Kyohan sparring plates with Yoshitaka Funakoshi, youth conditioning photographs, and doctrinal treatises. https://shotokai.com/kimikageso/ https://shotokai.com/kimikageso/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT An 11-part archival research monograph examining Chiyoko Egami 1991 memoir, the daily life of Master Shigeru Egami, and the technical breakthrough of non-contraction. https://shotokai.com/kimikageso/chapters/ https://shotokai.com/kimikageso/chapters/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 11:00:00 GMT Complete annotated concordance of all 68 chapters of Kimikageso (1991), cataloging daily dojo life, sparring sessions, illness, and philosophy. https://shotokai.com/kimikageso/yoshitaka-sparring/ https://shotokai.com/kimikageso/yoshitaka-sparring/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 10:00:00 GMT Historical study of the fierce daily kumite between Shigeru Egami and Gigo (Yoshitaka) Funakoshi that transformed Shotokan mechanics and stances. https://shotokai.com/kimikageso/technical-revolution/ https://shotokai.com/kimikageso/technical-revolution/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT How three major surgeries and physical weakness led Master Shigeru Egami to discard muscular tension and unlock internal energy projection. https://shotokai.com/kimikageso/masters-and-disciples/ https://shotokai.com/kimikageso/masters-and-disciples/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMT Biographical chronicles and household roles of Miyamoto, Hiruma, Harada, Takita, Sugimoto, and Aoki under Shigeru and Chiyoko Egami. https://shotokai.com/kimikageso/chiyoko-household/ https://shotokai.com/kimikageso/chiyoko-household/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 07:00:00 GMT Archival study of the Magome home in Tokyo: postwar recovery, hosting disciples like Yoshinori Takita, and the daily chronicles of Kimikageso. https://shotokai.com/kimikageso/nakano-school/ https://shotokai.com/kimikageso/nakano-school/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMT Historical inquiry into Master Shigeru Egami wartime instruction at the Army Nakano Intelligence School. https://shotokai.com/kimikageso/sogobudo-evolution/ https://shotokai.com/kimikageso/sogobudo-evolution/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 05:00:00 GMT Architectural analysis and diagram tracing the lineage from Shotokai Karate-do through the Rakutenkai to Shintaido under Hiroyuki Aoki. https://shotokai.com/kimikageso/egami-lineage-branches/ https://shotokai.com/kimikageso/egami-lineage-branches/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT Genealogical study and diagram of the four worldwide branches preserving Master Egami teachings: Shotokai Nihon Karate-do, KDS, Shotokan Karate of America, and Shintaido. https://shotokai.com/kimikageso/chronology/ https://shotokai.com/kimikageso/chronology/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 03:00:00 GMT Exhaustive chronological timeline of Master Shigeru Egami life, training, surgeries, doctrinal publications, and milestones. https://shotokai.com/kimikageso/glossary/ https://shotokai.com/kimikageso/glossary/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 02:00:00 GMT Alphabetical reference of 30 core martial concepts in Japanese kanji, romaji, and English definition. https://shotokai.com/kimikageso/references/ https://shotokai.com/kimikageso/references/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 01:00:00 GMT Academic bibliography, Japanese print sources, National Diet Library entries, and repository links. https://shotokai.com/giei-funakoshi-first-postwar-shotokai-president/ https://shotokai.com/giei-funakoshi-first-postwar-shotokai-president/ Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Giei Funakoshi (1900-1961), eldest son of Master Gichin Funakoshi, served as the Second President of Nihon Karate-do Shotokai and legally incorporated the organization in 1958. https://shotokai.com/hoan-kosugi-painter-of-the-shotokan-tiger/ https://shotokai.com/hoan-kosugi-painter-of-the-shotokan-tiger/ Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Hoan Kosugi (1881-1964), prominent Western-style painter and president of the Tabata Poplar Club, was Master Gichin Funakoshi's very first karate student in Tokyo and the artist who created the iconic Shotokan Tiger. https://shotokai.com/jotaro-takagi-third-head-of-shotokan/ https://shotokai.com/jotaro-takagi-third-head-of-shotokan/ Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Jotaro Takagi (1927-2016), distinguished corporate CEO, 3rd Head of the Shotokan Central Dojo, and Chairman of Nihon Karate-do Shotokai, championed the spiritual, non-competitive essence of Karate-do. https://shotokai.com/outline-history-of-nihon-karate-do-shotokai-and-shotokan/ https://shotokai.com/outline-history-of-nihon-karate-do-shotokai-and-shotokan/ Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT The authoritative chronology and philosophical outline of Nihon Karate-do Shotokai and the Central Headquarters Dojo Shotokan from 1921 through the present day. https://shotokai.com/takeshi-shimoda-central-pillar-of-shotokan/ https://shotokai.com/takeshi-shimoda-central-pillar-of-shotokan/ Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Takeshi Shimoda (1901-1934), master of Maniwa Nen-ryū swordsmanship and Gichin Funakoshi's brilliant first chief assistant, whose untimely passing led to Yoshitaka Funakoshi taking charge. https://shotokai.com/tsunejiro-uemura-wado-calligrapher-and-master/ https://shotokai.com/tsunejiro-uemura-wado-calligrapher-and-master/ Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tsunejiro Uemura (1906-2003), master calligrapher under the name Wado, brushed the iconic cover of Karate-do Kyohan (1935) and served as a foundational pillar of Chuo University and Shotokai. https://shotokai.com/yoshiaki-hayashi-shotokan-bojutsu-master/ https://shotokai.com/yoshiaki-hayashi-shotokan-bojutsu-master/ Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Yoshiaki Hayashi (1907-1989), senior pioneer from Takushoku University and supreme authority on Ryūkyū Bōjutsu, codified staff katas within the Shotokan curriculum. https://shotokai.com/welcome/ https://shotokai.com/welcome/ Sun, 20 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Welcome to The Shotokai Encyclopedia - Celebrating over 30 years of continuous online publication (1995-2026). Dedicated to the preservation, scholarly study, and open dissemination of traditional Shotokai Karate-do and authentic Japanese Budo. https://shotokai.com/atsuo-hiruma/ https://shotokai.com/atsuo-hiruma/ Mon, 20 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMT Biographical profile of Master Atsuo Hiruma (5th Dan), born June 3, 1941 in Kanagawa, disciple of Shigeru Egami, and the first Japanese Karate master to settle permanently in Spain in 1966. https://shotokai.com/yoshinori-takita/ https://shotokai.com/yoshinori-takita/ Wed, 15 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMT The life, training, and leadership of Master Yoshinori Takita, 4th Kancho of the Central Headquarters Dojo Shotokan in Kikukawa, Tokyo, and President of Nihon Karate-do Shotokai. https://shotokai.com/kenjiro-kawanabe-sensei/ https://shotokai.com/kenjiro-kawanabe-sensei/ Sun, 20 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMT Historical profile and philosophical insights of Master Kenjiro Kawanabe (1932 - 2022), direct disciple of Master Gichin Funakoshi at Waseda University, mentor to Humberto Heyden Sensei, and foundational authority of traditional Budo Karate. https://shotokai.com/aokieng/ https://shotokai.com/aokieng/ Sat, 16 Dec 2017 00:00:00 GMT Hiroyuki Aoki Sensei recounts his severe university karate training, the sudden arrival of Master Shigeru Egami - the 'phantom master' - and how Egami transformed karate practice from rigid feudalism into a luminous path of non-contraction, natural softness, and spiritual awakening. https://shotokai.com/history-of-japan/ https://shotokai.com/history-of-japan/ Wed, 13 Dec 2017 00:00:00 GMT From: The Grolier Multimedia CD-ROM Encyclopedia Grolier Electronic Publishing, Inc. https://shotokai.com/oldwelcome/ https://shotokai.com/oldwelcome/ Wed, 13 Dec 2017 00:00:00 GMT Shotokai Chile has now been on the WWWeb for 9 months! It still is a very interesting and extremely important experience for our school. https://shotokai.com/welcome-september-1999/ https://shotokai.com/welcome-september-1999/ Wed, 13 Dec 2017 00:00:00 GMT Welcome encyclopedia friends, This coming September 15th we will be celebrating our fourth anniversary online, to... https://shotokai.com/seeking-the-way-ken-waight/ https://shotokai.com/seeking-the-way-ken-waight/ Mon, 11 Dec 2017 00:00:00 GMT Master Egami... Shotokai Training in Japan... https://shotokai.com/tomoji-miyamoto/ https://shotokai.com/tomoji-miyamoto/ Sun, 10 Dec 2017 00:00:00 GMT was born in 1945, graduated as a lawyer at Chuo University. https://shotokai.com/humberto-heyden-sensei/ https://shotokai.com/humberto-heyden-sensei/ Thu, 26 Oct 2017 00:00:00 GMT Biographical profile and historical photographic documentation of Humberto Heyden Sensei (born August 2, 1949), founder and master of Shotokai de Chile, holder of 5th Dan from the Shotokan School of Tokyo, and inspirational mentor of Shotokai.com. https://shotokai.com/gichin-funakoshi-sensei-informal-biography/ https://shotokai.com/gichin-funakoshi-sensei-informal-biography/ Thu, 05 Oct 2017 00:00:00 GMT MASTER GICHIN FUNAKOSHI (1868-1957) Original document by Richard Kim IF THERE IS ONE MAN WHO COULD BE CREDITED with placing karate in the position it enjoys... https://shotokai.com/karate-henri-plee/ https://shotokai.com/karate-henri-plee/ Thu, 05 Oct 2017 00:00:00 GMT What is Karate? By H.D.Plée With fencing, Karate is probably the oldest martial art, that is to say, the oldest fighting technique of killing and avoiding... https://shotokai.com/preface-of-the-tao-of-physics/ https://shotokai.com/preface-of-the-tao-of-physics/ Thu, 05 Oct 2017 00:00:00 GMT Five years ago, I had a beautiful experience which set me on a road that has led to the writing of this book. https://shotokai.com/taoism-2/ https://shotokai.com/taoism-2/ Thu, 05 Oct 2017 00:00:00 GMT TAOISM by Fritjof Capra Of the two main Chinese trends of thought, Confucianism and Taoism, the latter is the one which is mystically oriented and thus more... https://shotokai.com/greetings-in-karate-do/ https://shotokai.com/greetings-in-karate-do/ Wed, 04 Oct 2017 00:00:00 GMT Traditional etiquette and bows in Shotokai Karate-do: Ritsu-rei (standing bow from Musubi-dachi) and Za-rei (formal kneeling bow in Seiza). https://shotokai.com/stances-2/ https://shotokai.com/stances-2/ Wed, 04 Oct 2017 00:00:00 GMT The classical stances bequeathed by traditional masters: natural stance (Hachiji-dachi / Shizen-tai), closed-foot stance (Heisoku-dachi), attention stance (Musubi-dachi), parallel stance (Heiko-dachi), and reverse natural stance (Gyaku... https://shotokai.com/shotokai-karate-budo-visits-japan/ https://shotokai.com/shotokai-karate-budo-visits-japan/ Tue, 26 Sep 2017 00:00:00 GMT Official Visit and participation in Commemorative event October 1998 was the date when a great number of Karateka met and trained together in Japan. https://shotokai.com/shotokai-to-sogobudo/ https://shotokai.com/shotokai-to-sogobudo/ Tue, 26 Sep 2017 00:00:00 GMT SHOTOKAI TO SOGOBUDO Shotokai's history is a fairly twisted and difficult story, for two basic reasons: 1) Shotokai practice has never been really... https://shotokai.com/entrenamientos-training-1998/ https://shotokai.com/entrenamientos-training-1998/ Sat, 23 Sep 2017 00:00:00 GMT Historical exhibition and special training demonstrations by Shotokai Karate Budo: Tenshingoso (Ten Chino Kata I, II, III), Aikibudo demonstrations, Sosoku Geri, university exhibitions at UBB, and youth martial arts... https://shotokai.com/japan-2/ https://shotokai.com/japan-2/ Sat, 23 Sep 2017 00:00:00 GMT Historical documentation and archival photographic records on Japan. https://shotokai.com/karate-shotokai-exposicion-exposition/ https://shotokai.com/karate-shotokai-exposicion-exposition/ Sat, 23 Sep 2017 00:00:00 GMT Historical exhibition of Shotokai Karate Budo at the Universidad de Concepción Main Library: classical texts, Japanese calligraphies, historical photographs of Master Gichin Funakoshi and Shigeru Egami, and traditional Budo... https://shotokai.com/making-mural-universidad-de-concepcion-haciendo-un-mural-en-la-universidad-de-concepcion-chile/ https://shotokai.com/making-mural-universidad-de-concepcion-haciendo-un-mural-en-la-universidad-de-concepcion-chile/ Sat, 23 Sep 2017 00:00:00 GMT The step-by-step creation of the Shotokai Karate Budo promotional mural at Universidad de Concepción (second semester 1997) by students and sempai of the university... https://shotokai.com/shotokai-karate-budo-chile-training-sessions/ https://shotokai.com/shotokai-karate-budo-chile-training-sessions/ Sat, 23 Sep 2017 00:00:00 GMT Archival photographic record of Shotokai Karate Budo training sessions in Chile: dojo practice at Universidad de Concepción, coastal summer training camps in Pingueral, outdoor court conditioning, Tenshingoso, and dynamic technique... https://shotokai.com/aiki-links-shotokai/ https://shotokai.com/aiki-links-shotokai/ Fri, 22 Sep 2017 00:00:00 GMT SHOTOKAI LINKS AIKIDO, AIKIJUTSU, AIKIBUDO Aikido AikiWeb A very complete resource with many interesting sections and... https://shotokai.com/bookmarks-for-do-and-philosophies/ https://shotokai.com/bookmarks-for-do-and-philosophies/ Fri, 22 Sep 2017 00:00:00 GMT Bookmarks Shotokai Other DO and Philosophies Buddhism Essentials of Buddhism Chado Chado, the Way of... https://shotokai.com/cats-martial-arts-assembly/ https://shotokai.com/cats-martial-arts-assembly/ Fri, 22 Sep 2017 00:00:00 GMT Two hundred years ago in Japan, before the Meiji storation, there was a kendo master named Shoken, whose home was infested by a huge rat. This is a different cat-and-rat story, and it is called “The cats' martial...”The Zen Way to the Martial Arts”, Penguin/Arkanai. https://shotokai.com/historical-photos-fotos-histricas-shotokai-karate-budo/ https://shotokai.com/historical-photos-fotos-histricas-shotokai-karate-budo/ Fri, 22 Sep 2017 00:00:00 GMT Rare archival photographs of the historical masters, founders, and key figures of Shotokai Karate-do - including O-Sensei Gichin Funakoshi, Master Genshin Hironishi, Master Shigeru Egami, Master Yasutsune Itosu, Sensei Mitsusuke Harada, Sensei Tsutomu Ohshima, and other pivotal figures in the... https://shotokai.com/indice-de-grupos-shotokai-karate-budo-en-chile/ https://shotokai.com/indice-de-grupos-shotokai-karate-budo-en-chile/ Fri, 22 Sep 2017 00:00:00 GMT Hombu Dojo Serrano 166, Concepcion. Lunes a Viernes: 18-22 (Existen otros horarios) Atención telefónica Dojo Hombu: Lunes a Viernes: 17 - 21 Fono: (56 41)... https://shotokai.com/japan-links/ https://shotokai.com/japan-links/ Fri, 22 Sep 2017 00:00:00 GMT JAPAN LINKS Japan and Japanese Culture on the WWW Japanese Universities List of Universities in... https://shotokai.com/judojujutsu/ https://shotokai.com/judojujutsu/ Fri, 22 Sep 2017 00:00:00 GMT Judo/Jujitsu Dentokan Jujutsu Dentokan Jujutsu is a martial arts club practicing a traditional Japanese martial art... https://shotokai.com/kuwada-and-the-kata/ https://shotokai.com/kuwada-and-the-kata/ Fri, 22 Sep 2017 00:00:00 GMT When morality is missing in Karate, Karate no longer exists.“The Weaponless Warriors”, 1974. Ohara Publications, USA. When morality is missing in Karate, Karate no longer exists. https://shotokai.com/matajuro-art-sword/ https://shotokai.com/matajuro-art-sword/ Fri, 22 Sep 2017 00:00:00 GMT Sent in by José Almeida Matajuro Yagyu, son of a renowned master of the sword, was relegated by his father, who believed his efforts were not enough to become... https://shotokai.com/matsumura-kings-bull/ https://shotokai.com/matsumura-kings-bull/ Fri, 22 Sep 2017 00:00:00 GMT MATSUMURA AND THE KING'S BULL Based on a story by Richard Kim his is a very famous story, told in many different versions, which helped Matsumura win his... https://shotokai.com/meeting-with-a-viper/ https://shotokai.com/meeting-with-a-viper/ Fri, 22 Sep 2017 00:00:00 GMT In Okinawa, there is a very poisonous pit viper called habu. Happily, its bite is no longer quite the fearsome thing that it was in my younger days when, if a person was bitten on hand or foot, the...“My Way of Life” by O-sensei Funakoshi Kodansha International In Okinawa, there is a very poisonous pit viper called habu. https://shotokai.com/musashis-disciple-another-legend-shotokai-karate-budo/ https://shotokai.com/musashis-disciple-another-legend-shotokai-karate-budo/ Fri, 22 Sep 2017 00:00:00 GMT Musashi's Disciple Taisen Deshimaru From The Zen Way to the Martial Arts, Penguin/Arkana. https://shotokai.com/shigeru-egami-gichin-funakoshis-successor/ https://shotokai.com/shigeru-egami-gichin-funakoshis-successor/ Fri, 22 Sep 2017 00:00:00 GMT Master Shigeru Egami, O-sensei's successor (1912-1981) Shigeru Egami was born in the Fukuoka Prefecture in 1912. https://shotokai.com/shintaido/ https://shotokai.com/shintaido/ Fri, 22 Sep 2017 00:00:00 GMT All about Shintaido - the art of body movement- - the art of body movement- Why “weak” in a real event? https://shotokai.com/shotokai-karate-links/ https://shotokai.com/shotokai-karate-links/ Fri, 22 Sep 2017 00:00:00 GMT KARATE-DO ON THE WEB Bushido Online An outstanding site even though their material is quite biased in the Karate... https://shotokai.com/terrible-secret-little-bonzo/ https://shotokai.com/terrible-secret-little-bonzo/ Fri, 22 Sep 2017 00:00:00 GMT The terrible secret of little bonzo Around 1650, a Chinese bonzo called Chen Yuan Pin went to live in the Yedo region (today's Tokyo).