Gichin Funakoshi

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:martial_arts
gptkbp:birth_date November 10, 1868
gptkbp:contribution popularizing Karate in the West
gptkbp:death_date April 26, 1957
gptkbp:events gptkb:Demonstration_at_the_1964_Tokyo_Olympics
gptkb:First_All-Japan_Karate_Championship
Karate competitions
Karate tournaments
Karate training camps
Karate seminars
Karate exhibitions
Introduction of Karate to the Japanese education system
Cultural exchange through Karate
Establishment of the All-Japan Karate Federation
Establishment of the first Karate dojo in Japan
Founding of the Japan Karate Association
International Karate tournaments
Karate demonstrations worldwide
Karate exhibition in the United States
Promotion of Karate as a sport
Publication of the first Karate book in Japanese
gptkbp:famous_quote The ultimate aim of Karate lies not in victory or defeat, but in the perfection of the character of its participants.
gptkbp:founded gptkb:Shotokan_school_of_Karate
gptkbp:has_student_body gptkb:Masatoshi_Nakayama
gptkb:Tetsuhiko_Asai
gptkb:Katsunori_Tsuyama
gptkb:Shigeru_Egami
Hidetaka Nishiyama
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gichin Funakoshi
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Karate
gptkbp:influenced_by Okinawan martial arts
gptkbp:inspiration many Karate practitioners
gptkbp:is_taught_in gptkb:Karate_at_the_University_of_Tokyo
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:founding_Shotokan_Karate
gptkbp:legacy Karate as a global martial art
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Japanese
gptkbp:philosophy gptkb:Dojo_Kun
gptkbp:place_of_birth Shuri, Okinawa
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Kita,_Tokyo
gptkbp:style gptkb:Shotokan
gptkbp:was_a_pioneer_in Karate in mainland Japan
gptkbp:wrote gptkb:Karate-Do:_My_Way_of_Life
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Karate
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4