History of Shotokan

Shotokan is a style of karate. Developed by Gichin Funakoshi and his son Gigo Funakoshi.

Shotokan name was never given by gichin funakoshi. He always calls karate as karate only.

How Shotokan was named?

Shoto was pen name of Gichin Funakoshi. His students made a sign reading named "shoto-Kan" which was placed above entrance of hall where funakoshi taught. This is how it originated. Shoto means "Pine waves" and kan means "hall" in Japanese.

Gichin Funakoshi had trained in both of the popular styles of Okinawan karate of the time: Shōrei-ryū and Shōrin-ryū. After years of study in both styles, Funakoshi created a simpler system that combined the ideas of the two. He called it karate (which we knew now as shotokan karate).

In 1924, Funakoshi adopted the Kyū / Dan rank system and the uniform (keikogi) developed by Kano Jigoro, the founder of judo. This system uses colored belts (obi) to indicate rank. Originally, karate had only three belt colors: white, brown, and black (with ranks within each).

I nor even another person can change above things nor add new things and calling it shotokan because it was already developed and practiced by many generation since ages.

Many styles have been developed after it but shotokan is widely Practiced style.

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