Miles
Senior Master
I have culled this quote from another thread:
<< It's true that he made karate available to the masses. But I doubt that we would not know what karate is today without him.
The spread of karate was inevitable. Even without Funakoshi going to Japan and Shotokan building up around him, there was still Mabuni, Miyagi and others. It might have happened at a later date, but it would have spread - only differently.>>
What would karate be like today if Kenwa Mabuni had the same amount of influence as Gichin Funakoshi?
What would karate be like today if Chojun Miyagi had the same amount of influence as Gichin Funakoshi?
Miles
<< It's true that he made karate available to the masses. But I doubt that we would not know what karate is today without him.
The spread of karate was inevitable. Even without Funakoshi going to Japan and Shotokan building up around him, there was still Mabuni, Miyagi and others. It might have happened at a later date, but it would have spread - only differently.>>
What would karate be like today if Kenwa Mabuni had the same amount of influence as Gichin Funakoshi?
What would karate be like today if Chojun Miyagi had the same amount of influence as Gichin Funakoshi?
Miles