CHIEF INSTRUCTOR OF THE FUNAKOSHI SHOTOKAN KARATE ASSOCIATION “Kanazawa, I want you to go to Hawaii”. ..“You’re the man for this job. I have full confidence that you will do well there. You’ll be departing in …
(SB) In what year were you appointed Chief Instructor of Hawaii, and why do you think you were chosen for this role? (KF) The agreement between the Board of Directors of KAH and the JKA was after the third resident sensei went …
When you want to get good at anything, it’s always best to go to the source. When that anything is shotokan karate, the first source that comes to mind is anyone with the surname Funakoshi. Enter Kyle Funakoshi, a martial …
In Part 1 of this article, martial arts instructor Kyle Funakoshi — son and student of Kenneth Funakoshi (who appeared on the June 1992 cover of Black Belt), as well as fifth cousin of the legendary Gichin Funakoshi — began breaking down …
Funakoshi Shotokan Karate Association An interview that has been somewhat ongoing for three years or so, this interview was finally completed in mid 2009. Kyle Funakoshi, son of world famous Kenneth Funakoshi, is a senior …
There is a maxim in traditional karate that goes something like this: If you learn several basic self-defense techniques well, they will serve you better in a life-threatening situation than an entire arsenal of fancy …
In the Karate world, one could not boast a more famous ancestor than Master Gichin Funakoshi- the man revered as the ‘Father of Japanese Karate’ and the creator of the Shotokan Style. That ore o* – s descendants would become a senior …
In 1960, Sensei Funakoshi started Karate training when the Japan Karate Association (JKA) assigned its first grand champion, Hirokazu Kanazawa, to teach at the Karate Association of Hawaii for three years. A young Ken Funakoshi …
Psychologists have debated it for decades: nature versus nurture. Is our DNA our destiny, or are we a product of our environment? The issue can hardly be settled here, but perhaps one piece of evidence is the experience of Kenneth …
Dear friends
It is with great pleasure to invite you to participate in the next XXII FSKA World Championships which will be held from 27 to 30 October in the city of Treviglio (BG) at the “Palafacchetti” sports hall in Via Bosco.
Treviglio is a town on the outskirts of