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MESTRES Do JAPÃO História E Filosofia Centro Filosófico do Kung Fu - Internacional MESTRES do JAPÃO História e Filosofia Volume 7 www.centrofilosoficodokungfu.com.br “Se atravessarmos a vida convencidos de que a nossa é a única maneira de pensar que existe, vamos acabar perdendo todas as oportunidades que surgem a cada dia” (Akio Morita) Editorial Esta publicação é o 7° volume da coletânea “História e Filosofia das Artes Marciais”, selecionada para cada país que teve destaque na sua formação. Aqui o foco são os Mestres Japoneses. Todo conteúdo é original da “Wikipédia”, editado e fornecido gratuitamente pelo Centro Filosófico do Kung Fu - Internacional. É muito importante divulgar esta coletânea no meio das artes marciais, independente do praticante; pois estaremos contribuindo para a formação de uma classe de artistas marciais de melhor nível que, com certeza, nosso meio estará se enriquecendo. Bom trabalho ! GRANDES MESTRES - JAPÃO Artes Marciais Japonesas Conteúdo 1 Choshin Chibana 1 1.1 Referências .............................................. 1 2 Yoshihide Shinzato 2 2.0.1 A chegada a Santos ...................................... 2 2.0.2 A fundação da Associação Okinawa ............................. 2 2.0.3 Mudanças na Shorin em Okinawa .............................. 3 2.0.4 Visitas do Mestre Miyahira ao Mestre Shinzato ....................... 3 2.0.5 A ligação de Mestre Shinzato ao caratê ............................ 3 2.0.6 O livro Kihon ......................................... 3 2.0.7 Mestre Shinzato e sua família ................................ 4 2.0.8 Shin Shu Kan no exterior ................................... 4 2.0.9 Homenagens ......................................... 4 2.1 Referências .............................................. 4 2.2 Ligações externas ........................................... 4 3 Anko Itosu 5 3.1 Biografia ............................................... 5 3.2 Contribuições ............................................. 5 3.3 Alunos ................................................ 6 3.4 Notas ................................................. 6 3.5 Referências .............................................. 6 4 Sokon Matsumura 7 4.1 Biografia ............................................... 7 4.2 Contribuições ............................................. 8 4.3 Notas ................................................. 8 4.4 Referências .............................................. 8 4.5 Bibliografia .............................................. 9 5 Kosaku Matsumora 10 5.1 Biografia ............................................... 10 5.2 Contribuições ............................................. 10 5.3 Referências .............................................. 11 i ii CONTEÚDO 6 Gichin Funakoshi 12 6.1 Biografia ............................................... 12 6.1.1 Primeiros anos ........................................ 12 6.1.2 Primeiras divulgações abertas do caratê ........................... 12 6.1.3 Divulgação do caratê no Japão ................................ 13 6.1.4 Uma reforma no caratê .................................... 14 6.1.5 As Guerras .......................................... 14 6.1.6 A morte de Yoshitaka .................................... 15 6.1.7 Uma lição para o mundo ................................... 15 6.2 Contribuições ............................................. 15 6.3 Notas ................................................. 16 6.4 Referências .............................................. 16 6.5 Bibliografia .............................................. 16 7 Anko Asato 17 7.1 Notas ................................................. 17 7.2 Referências .............................................. 17 8 Kenwa Mabuni 18 8.1 Biografia ............................................... 18 8.2 Citações ................................................ 19 8.3 Referências .............................................. 19 8.4 Ligações externas ........................................... 19 8.5 Ver também .............................................. 19 9 Karyu Uku 20 9.1 Referências .............................................. 20 10 Kishin Teruya 21 10.1 Referências .............................................. 21 11 Kanryo Higaonna 22 11.1 Biografia ............................................... 22 11.2 Referências .............................................. 22 11.3 Bibliografia .............................................. 22 12 Chojun Miyagi 23 12.1 Breve Biografia ............................................ 23 12.2 Sucessor ................................................ 23 12.3 Notas ................................................. 24 12.4 Referências .............................................. 24 12.5 Bibliografia .............................................. 24 13 Choki Motobu 25 CONTEÚDO iii 13.1 Biografia ............................................... 25 13.2 Referências .............................................. 25 13.3 Ligações externas ........................................... 25 14 Jigoro Kano 26 14.1 Biografia ................................................ 26 14.1.1 Infância ............................................ 26 14.1.2 Adolescência ......................................... 26 14.1.3 Kodokan ........................................... 26 14.1.4 Técnicas ............................................ 26 14.1.5 Judô e o Sonho Olímpico ................................... 27 14.1.6 Morte ............................................. 27 14.2 Cronologia ............................................... 27 14.3 Ligações externas ........................................... 28 15 Shiro Saigo 29 15.1 Referências .............................................. 29 16 Mitsuke Harada 30 16.1 Biografia ............................................... 30 16.2 Referências .............................................. 30 17 Seichi Akamine 31 17.1 Notas ................................................. 31 17.2 Referências .............................................. 31 18 Koji Takamatsu 32 18.1 Biografia ............................................... 32 18.2 Referências .............................................. 32 19 Takeo Suzuki 33 19.1 Referências .............................................. 33 20 Michizo Buyo 34 20.1 Dojo .................................................. 34 20.2 Bibliolografia ............................................. 34 20.3 Referências .............................................. 34 21 Akio Yokoyama 35 21.1 Biografia ............................................... 35 21.2 Referências .............................................. 35 22 Masutatsu Oyama 36 22.1 Estilo Kyokushin Kaikan ....................................... 36 22.2 Ligações externas ........................................... 37 iv CONTEÚDO 23 Chojiro Tani 38 23.1 Referências .............................................. 38 23.2 Ver também .............................................. 38 23.3 Ligações externas ........................................... 38 24 Yoshitaka Funakoshi 39 24.1 Contribuições ............................................. 39 24.2 Referências .............................................. 39 25 Juichi Sagara 40 25.1 Biografia ............................................... 40 25.2 Referências .............................................. 40 26 Hirokazu Kanazawa 41 26.1 Biografia ............................................... 41 26.1.1 Brasil ............................................. 42 26.2 Notas ................................................. 42 26.3 Referências .............................................. 42 26.4 Bibliografia .............................................. 42 27 Kanga Sakukawa 43 27.1 Biografia ............................................... 43 27.2 Contribuições ............................................. 43 27.3 Referências .............................................. 43 27.4 Bibliografia .............................................. 43 27.5 Ver também .............................................. 44 28 Taiji Kase 45 28.1 Bibliografia .............................................. 45 28.2 Referências .............................................. 45 28.3 Ligações externas ........................................... 45 29 Kokan Oyadomari 46 29.1 Referências .............................................. 46 30 Kosei Nishihira 47 30.1 Biografia ............................................... 47 30.2 Bibliografia .............................................. 47 30.3 Ligações Externas ........................................... 47 30.4 Referências .............................................. 48 31 Soke Kubota Takayuki 49 31.1 Livros ................................................. 49 31.2 Referências .............................................. 49 CONTEÚDO v 32 Kushanku 50 32.1 Biografia ............................................... 50 32.1.1 Legado ............................................ 50 32.2 Notas ................................................. 50 32.3 Referências .............................................. 50 32.4 Bibliografia .............................................. 51 33 Yoshizo Machida 52 33.1 Feitos de Yoshizo Machida ...................................... 52 33.2 Referências .............................................. 52 34 Masatoshi Nakayama 53 34.1 Livros Publicados ........................................... 53 34.2 Ligações externas ........................................... 53 35 Matsu Higa 54 35.1 Referências .............................................. 54 36 Kenji Midori 55 36.1 Biografia ...............................................
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