GENSHIN HIRONISHI

THE LAST GREAT MASTER OF THE GOLDEN YEARS OF KARATE-DO

This great master is also known as Motonobu Hironishi. Born in 1913, when it was time for him to study a career, he did so at the famous and renowned Waseda University. He has been the chief instructor at the Chuo University.

When Yoshitaka (Gigo) Funakoshi was alive Genshin Hironishi was a very close friend, together with Master Shigeru Egami, they represented the core of the group responsible of the development of the Japanese Karate-do, which involved kumite (combat) and the present Shotokai technique (considerably different from Sports Karate). He is the last of the Great Masters from the so called "Golden Years of Karate-do" that is alive.

After Master Shigeru Egami's death in 1981, he replaces him as the Chief instructor of the Shotokan school and as President of Japan Shotokai Karate-do, titles he has till this day.

His words can be read in the Prologues of O-sensei's books, that are published by Shotokai (the rightful heirs of Master Gichin Funakoshi's Karate-do Tradition) through Kodansha Publishers, "Karate-do, My way of Life" and "Karate-do Nyumon".

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Shotokai Karate Budo, Shotokai Encyclopedia on Karate-do Japanese Martial Arts

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