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Gichin Funakoshi is considered the father of modern karate. In the 1920s, he wrote the first of several classic karate texts, culminating his career with the publication of Karate-do Kyohan, which remains among the most important and influential works on karate today. The Kyohan, however,... read more
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"If one were to open up a map of Japan, in its southernmost reaches one would spy a long and narrow strand of islands floating like a rope upon the sea."
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