The Legendary Feud Between Motobu Choki and Funakoshi Gichin
Motobu Choki (1870 – 1944), one of the best karate fighters of his era, and Funakoshi Gichin (1868 – 1957), referred to as "the father of modern karate" by many, had very little in common and...
In around 1922, Motobu Choki aged 52 at the time, soundly defeated a young Western boxer and became famous in mainland Japan This post includes different accounts told by different people about...
While a lot less well-known and influential in the development of karate than his contemporary peers, Motobu Choki's technical and fighting ability, without a doubt, was one of the best. This post...
This is the second post of the series covering valuable karate lessons and insights from the legendary karate instructor, Yoshimi Inoue. Please check out the first post of the series if you...
Yoshimi Inoue was called an instructor of champions for good reasons. He had trained over 20 world champions from a variety of karate styles, including the most successful kata competitors like Mie...
Motobu Choki (1870–1944) was an influential and controversial Okinawan karate master. Many people consider him one of the best practical karate fighters ever lived. Motobu Choki became famous...
