Supreme Master Gichin Funakoshi often considered as the father of Modern Day Karate was born into a Samurai Family in 1868. He was very weak as a child and to improve his health his father took him to Azato Yasutsune a good friend who knewthe martial arts. During Funakoshi's childhood the art was banned and at first he was Azato's only student.He trained under both Azato and Itoso Yasutsune who were great warriors. Years later he also trained under a great many other Senseis like Piechin Kiyuna,Niigaki and Sokon Mastumura. With the martial art training Master Funakoshi's health not only improved but he became a very adept martial artist. and by the time he completed his education and became a teacher himself, Master Funakoshi was appointed Chairman of Shobukai the Martial Arts Association of Okinawa.<
Over the years exponents from both Shuri- te and Tomari-te developed their own schools to the extent that one could see the concievable differences with the art practiced in the Naha prefecture. The Shuri and Tomari schools keeping more to the hardline training methods became known as Shorin- ryu. The school being named after the place of the monks who brought the art to Okinawa viz Shaolin temple. Not to be outdone by their compatriots from Shuri and Tomari, the exponents from Naha called their school - Shorei ryu or the school of the Enlighten Spirit.
It was only in 1902 when Shintaro Ogawa the commissioner of schools in the Kagoshima Prefecture after witnessing an exhibition of Karate, submitted a report to the Ministry of Education in Japan about the benefits of the training in karate, that Karate became a part of the curriculum in schools and began to be practiced freely in Japan. The martial art gained tremendous popularity after Master Funakohi performed in Okinawa before the Crown Prince of Japan in 1922. This exhibition of the empty handed art of fighting led to him being invited to perform at the Royal Court in Japan. The response to his demonstration in Japan was so great that he was persuaded to stay on in Mainland Japan. Amongst those who persuaded him to stay on was Master Jigoro Kano the founder of Judo who gave him the necessary help to teach the art for the first time in Japan.
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Calligraphy used ealier Pronounced as "TO". Calligraphy symbolized This calligraphic charectar could also be 'China'
pronounced as "KARA"
Calligraphy now used Pronounced as "KARA
This calligraphy is also pronounced as "Ku'' Calligraphy symbolized 'Empty'
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The popularity of the art soon led to many masters from Okinawa coming to the mainland and setting up their own schools. Various masters like Chogun Miyagi (Goju ryu) Kenwa Mabuni (Shito ryu) propogating their own style also came to mainland Japan and their presence soon led to the formation of organizations based on different teaching methods. In Japan today although four major schools of karate-do are prevalent, namely Shotokan, Wado-ryu, Goju Ryu and Shito Ryu, the most popular style or school is still Shotokan with the JKA being the foremost among the all the Orgainizations.
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Grand Master Kenneth Funakoshi
Grand Master Kenneth Funakoshi, founder of the Funakoshi Shotokan Karate Associationis fourth cousin to Master Gichin Funakoshi - the founder of Modern Shotokan.In 1960, Grand Master Kenneth Funakoshi started shotokan training when the Japan Karate Association (JKA) assigned its first grand champion, HirokazuKanazawa to teach at the Karate Association of Hawaii for three years. For the next three years, Funakoshi trained under Masataka Mori, another senior instructor from the Japanese Karate Association. From 1966 to 1969, he trained under the third and last instructor sent by the J.K.A.,The legendary Tetsuhiko Asai, another former grand champion from Japan. In 1969, after training 10 years under three of Japan´s top instructors and winning the grand championship of the Karate Association of Hawaii for five years in a row (1964 - 1968), Master Kenneth Funakoshi was appointed as the Chief Instructor for the Karate Association of Hawaii.Grand Master Kenneth Funakoshi moved to California to teach karate in December1986, in 1987, The FSKA was founded with its world headquarters now in USA.
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Master : Ajmir B. Shaikh
Master Shaikh Ajmir Started his Training in the year 1996 as a Karate ka. I obtained my Black belt Degree in karate (ISKA) September 2005 in Hyderabad (JKAI) National Shodan and Japan diploma September 2007 in Hyderabad
Master Shaikh Ajmir Progress continued In To Black belt Nidan ( 2nd Dan ) 16 May 2009 in Mumba / Black belt Sandan ( 3rd Dan ) 29 April 2012 in Nashik / Black belt Yondan ( 4th Dan ) 13 May 2016 in Mumbai Which is the highest Dan of IFSKA in India
Funakoshi Shotokan Karate Association ( FSKA ) Black belt Yondan (4th Dan ) 22nd September 2016 Exam Under Grand Master : Shihan Kenneth Funakoshi, Official Dan Grade : All India Karate - Do Federation (AIKF) Recognised By Govt. Of India.Black belt Sandan (3rd Dan) 11 March 2012 in Mumbai / Karate Association Of India (KAI) Recognised By Govt. Of India & Indian Olympic Association Black belt Godan (5th Dan) 08 September 2017 in Baramti / World Karate Federation (WKF) Black belt Sandan ( 3rd Dan ) 20 Novenber 2012 Mumbai
Maharashtra Karate Association (MKA) Kumite Judje 14 January 2011 in Pune, Maharashtra Karate Association(MKA) Kata Judje 14 August 2016 y.m.c.a. c.b.d Belapur / and All India Karate - Do Federation (AIKF) Recognised By Govt. Of India Kumite Judge 14 August 2016 Navi Mumbai / Karate Association Of India (KAI) Recognised By Govt. Of India & Indian Olympic Association , (IOA ) Kumite Judge B, Grade 26 March 2017 In Marahashtra
My student 's have obtained Dist state,national,international,World level's medal awarded to my students .Due to my hard work I am succeeded in achieving my goal of becoming a good trainer in karate ,I started with a small dojo in Latur with a very few student's , which has now turned up in to many student's and many Dist affiliation's in Latur under my guidience.
I had play in 1st Marathwarda Divisional Karate Championship Category 51 Kg. To 55 Kg.Awarede Kumite Gold Medal On The 2004-2005 in Latur Dist ,/ 20 th National Shotokan Karate-Do Championship Awarede Kata Branj Medal On The 9th September 2007 in Held at Indoor Stadium MCH, Victoria Play Grouund. Hyderabad, (AP) India ,3rd Marathwarda Divisional Shotokan Karate Championship Category 55 Kg.open Awarede Kata Silver Medal On The 25 November 2008 in Held at Jijau Mangal Karlya (Chame Garden )Ahamadpur Dist Latur, (MH) India , 3rd Marathwarda Divisional Shotokan Karate Championship Category 55 Kg.open Awarede Kumite Gold Medal On The 25 November 2008 in Held at Jijau Mangal Karlya (Chame Garden )Ahamadpur Dist Latur, (MH) India, International / Asian Karate Championship Awarede Kata Gold Medal On The 2nd & 3rd Fubruary 2013 in Held at Priyadarshini Sports Complex, P.K. Road, Mumbai (w), Mumbai -400 080 (MH), India, Government of India Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports Nehru Yuva Kendar, Kolhapur National Level Karate Championship Category 19 Yer Above Awarede Gold Medal, On The 12th January 2014, in Held at Radhe-krushna Mangal Karlya, Thamkewadi, Nearr Bambavde, Tal Shahuwadi, Dist – Kolhapur (MH) India, 15th National Sports Jeet Kune-Do Championship Category Awarede 75 Kg. Gold Medal on the 21 September,2014, in Held at Government of India, Sports Authority Of India Hall Akurli Road Kandivali (E), Mumbai -400101(MH) India ,18th FSKA World Cup Shotokan Karate Championship 26 -30 Category Awarede Kata Silver Medal On The 22 to 25 September 2016 Held at at Priyadarshini Sports Complex, P.K. Road, Mumbai (w), India
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Over the years exponents from both Shuri- te and Tomari-te developed their own schools to the extent that one could see the concievable differences with the art practiced in the Naha prefecture. The Shuri and Tomari schools keeping more to the hardline training methods became known as Shorin- ryu. The school being named after the place of the monks who brought the art to Okinawa viz Shaolin temple. Not to be outdone by their compatriots from Shuri and Tomari, the exponents from Naha called their school - Shorei ryu or the school of the Enlighten Spirit.
It was only in 1902 when Shintaro Ogawa the commissioner of schools in the Kagoshima Prefecture after witnessing an exhibition of Karate, submitted a report to the Ministry of Education in Japan about the benefits of the training in karate, that Karate became a part of the curriculum in schools and began to be practiced freely in Japan. The martial art gained tremendous popularity after Master Funakohi performed in Okinawa before the Crown Prince of Japan in 1922. This exhibition of the empty handed art of fighting led to him being invited to perform at the Royal Court in Japan. The response to his demonstration in Japan was so great that he was persuaded to stay on in Mainland Japan. Amongst those who persuaded him to stay on was Master Jigoro Kano the founder of Judo who gave him the necessary help to teach the art for the first time in Japan.
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Calligraphy used ealier Pronounced as "TO". Calligraphy symbolized This calligraphic charectar could also be 'China'
pronounced as "KARA"
Calligraphy now used Pronounced as "KARA
This calligraphy is also pronounced as "Ku'' Calligraphy symbolized 'Empty'
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The popularity of the art soon led to many masters from Okinawa coming to the mainland and setting up their own schools. Various masters like Chogun Miyagi (Goju ryu) Kenwa Mabuni (Shito ryu) propogating their own style also came to mainland Japan and their presence soon led to the formation of organizations based on different teaching methods. In Japan today although four major schools of karate-do are prevalent, namely Shotokan, Wado-ryu, Goju Ryu and Shito Ryu, the most popular style or school is still Shotokan with the JKA being the foremost among the all the Orgainizations.
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Grand Master Kenneth Funakoshi
Grand Master Kenneth Funakoshi, founder of the Funakoshi Shotokan Karate Associationis fourth cousin to Master Gichin Funakoshi - the founder of Modern Shotokan.In 1960, Grand Master Kenneth Funakoshi started shotokan training when the Japan Karate Association (JKA) assigned its first grand champion, HirokazuKanazawa to teach at the Karate Association of Hawaii for three years. For the next three years, Funakoshi trained under Masataka Mori, another senior instructor from the Japanese Karate Association. From 1966 to 1969, he trained under the third and last instructor sent by the J.K.A.,The legendary Tetsuhiko Asai, another former grand champion from Japan. In 1969, after training 10 years under three of Japan´s top instructors and winning the grand championship of the Karate Association of Hawaii for five years in a row (1964 - 1968), Master Kenneth Funakoshi was appointed as the Chief Instructor for the Karate Association of Hawaii.Grand Master Kenneth Funakoshi moved to California to teach karate in December1986, in 1987, The FSKA was founded with its world headquarters now in USA.
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Master : Ajmir B. Shaikh
Master Shaikh Ajmir Started his Training in the year 1996 as a Karate ka. I obtained my Black belt Degree in karate (ISKA) September 2005 in Hyderabad (JKAI) National Shodan and Japan diploma September 2007 in Hyderabad
Master Shaikh Ajmir Progress continued In To Black belt Nidan ( 2nd Dan ) 16 May 2009 in Mumba / Black belt Sandan ( 3rd Dan ) 29 April 2012 in Nashik / Black belt Yondan ( 4th Dan ) 13 May 2016 in Mumbai Which is the highest Dan of IFSKA in India
Funakoshi Shotokan Karate Association ( FSKA ) Black belt Yondan (4th Dan ) 22nd September 2016 Exam Under Grand Master : Shihan Kenneth Funakoshi, Official Dan Grade : All India Karate - Do Federation (AIKF) Recognised By Govt. Of India.Black belt Sandan (3rd Dan) 11 March 2012 in Mumbai / Karate Association Of India (KAI) Recognised By Govt. Of India & Indian Olympic Association Black belt Godan (5th Dan) 08 September 2017 in Baramti / World Karate Federation (WKF) Black belt Sandan ( 3rd Dan ) 20 Novenber 2012 Mumbai
Maharashtra Karate Association (MKA) Kumite Judje 14 January 2011 in Pune, Maharashtra Karate Association(MKA) Kata Judje 14 August 2016 y.m.c.a. c.b.d Belapur / and All India Karate - Do Federation (AIKF) Recognised By Govt. Of India Kumite Judge 14 August 2016 Navi Mumbai / Karate Association Of India (KAI) Recognised By Govt. Of India & Indian Olympic Association , (IOA ) Kumite Judge B, Grade 26 March 2017 In Marahashtra
My student 's have obtained Dist state,national,international,World level's medal awarded to my students .Due to my hard work I am succeeded in achieving my goal of becoming a good trainer in karate ,I started with a small dojo in Latur with a very few student's , which has now turned up in to many student's and many Dist affiliation's in Latur under my guidience.
I had play in 1st Marathwarda Divisional Karate Championship Category 51 Kg. To 55 Kg.Awarede Kumite Gold Medal On The 2004-2005 in Latur Dist ,/ 20 th National Shotokan Karate-Do Championship Awarede Kata Branj Medal On The 9th September 2007 in Held at Indoor Stadium MCH, Victoria Play Grouund. Hyderabad, (AP) India ,3rd Marathwarda Divisional Shotokan Karate Championship Category 55 Kg.open Awarede Kata Silver Medal On The 25 November 2008 in Held at Jijau Mangal Karlya (Chame Garden )Ahamadpur Dist Latur, (MH) India , 3rd Marathwarda Divisional Shotokan Karate Championship Category 55 Kg.open Awarede Kumite Gold Medal On The 25 November 2008 in Held at Jijau Mangal Karlya (Chame Garden )Ahamadpur Dist Latur, (MH) India, International / Asian Karate Championship Awarede Kata Gold Medal On The 2nd & 3rd Fubruary 2013 in Held at Priyadarshini Sports Complex, P.K. Road, Mumbai (w), Mumbai -400 080 (MH), India, Government of India Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports Nehru Yuva Kendar, Kolhapur National Level Karate Championship Category 19 Yer Above Awarede Gold Medal, On The 12th January 2014, in Held at Radhe-krushna Mangal Karlya, Thamkewadi, Nearr Bambavde, Tal Shahuwadi, Dist – Kolhapur (MH) India, 15th National Sports Jeet Kune-Do Championship Category Awarede 75 Kg. Gold Medal on the 21 September,2014, in Held at Government of India, Sports Authority Of India Hall Akurli Road Kandivali (E), Mumbai -400101(MH) India ,18th FSKA World Cup Shotokan Karate Championship 26 -30 Category Awarede Kata Silver Medal On The 22 to 25 September 2016 Held at at Priyadarshini Sports Complex, P.K. Road, Mumbai (w), India
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