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2. Allegheny Shotokan Karate - Wikipedia

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   Allegheny Shotokan Karate is a Western Pennsylvania -based martial arts school established in 1969 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. [1] The dojo was founded by Bill Viola Sr., who the Heinz History Center references as a co-creator of the modern sport of mixed martial arts. [2] [3] [4] The school is currently located in Irwin, Pennsylvania, North ...

3. Shotokan - Wikipedia

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   Shotokan (松涛館, Shōtōkan) is a style of karate, developed from various martial arts by Gichin Funakoshi (1868–1957) and his son Gigo (Yoshitaka) Funakoshi (1906–1945). Gichin Funakoshi was born in Okinawa [1] and is widely credited with popularizing "karate do" through a series of public demonstrations, and by promoting the ...

4. Comparison of karate styles - Wikipedia

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   Some later styles of karate have been derived from blending techniques from the four main branches, while others have added techniques from other martial arts. For example Kyokushin, which is an extremely hard style derived from Shotokan and Gōjū-ryū, involves much more breaking and full contact, knockdown sparring as a main part of training ...

5. Gōjū-ryū - Wikipedia

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   Gōjū-ryū (剛柔流), Japanese for "hard-soft style", is one of the main traditional Okinawa styles of karate, featuring a combination of hard and soft techniques. Both principles, hard and soft, come from the famous martial arts book used by Okinawan masters during the 19th and 20th centuries, the Bubishi (Chinese: 武備志; pinyin: Wǔbèi Zhì). [2]

6. Karate in the United States - Wikipedia

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   USA National Karate-do Federation. [edit] The Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) was the official organization responsible for the running of all amateur sports in the United States, established in 1888. The AAU was officially charged with the organization and operation of many sports in the US. During this time, karate was one of the committees in ...

7. Shotokan Karate of America - Wikipedia

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   Shotokan Karate of America (SKA) is a non-profit organization in the United States dedicated to teaching traditional karate-do. It was established by Tsutomu Ohshima, a direct student of Gichin Funakoshi, the founder of Shotokan karate. [1] Ohshima is also recognized as the founder of several other Shotokan organizations affiliated with SKA ...