Who are the remaining Karateka who trained with Funakoshi Gichin?
I know Hirokazu Kanazawa did. Are there any others still alive?
Who are the remaining Karateka who trained with Funakoshi Gichin?
I know Hirokazu Kanazawa did. Are there any others still alive?
Simon Keegan 4th Dan
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Mitsusuki Harada (Born 1928), of Shotokai, is the oldest I know of. He is also resident here, living in London in 2008. The last time I was lucky enough to see him.
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Ah, I forgot about Harada. I know somebody who trained with him as well - I must be going senile!
Simon Keegan 4th Dan
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Thanks for all your responses. There seems to be a lot more around than I expected.
Simon Keegan 4th Dan
www.bushinkai.org.uk
Is in Philadelphia
don engle
O'Sensei Funakoshi passed away in 1957 there are many of his students still alive from the 1953-1954 class of Wasada University that Tsutomu Ohshima, and Mitsusuke Harada were classmates and dojo brothers in was also Kenjero Kawanabe form Atsugi Japan who is still alive and teaching in japan. Just to mention one class of Funikoshi's students and I am sure if you ask Oshima Sensei or Kawanbe Sensei they would know quite a few of the student who are still alive and treaching.