Motobu Chōki
Motobu Chōki ( Japanese本部 朝 基; * 1870 in the village of Akahira near Shuri on Okinawa ; † 1944 ) is one of the founders of modern karate together with his contemporary Funakoshi Gichin and other masters .
origin
His father, Motobu Chōshin ( Motobu Aji Chōsin ) was a descendant of Sho Koshin (1655-1687), also known as Prince Motobu Chohei , the sixth son of the Okinawan King Sho Shitsu (1629-1668).
As the last of three sons, Motobu Chōki was not trained in the Tōde style (the Okinawan forerunner of karate) in the family. Nevertheless, Motobu was very interested in this martial art and trained on his own from a young age. He was said to have been very agile, which probably earned him the nickname saru , the monkey. Motobu developed his own techniques, which he subjected to practical tests "on the street". He also developed his own 12 kumite routines.
literature
- Patrick McCarthy and Yuriko McCarthy: Motobu Choki: Karate, My Art. International Ryukyu Karate Research Group. 2002
- Graham Noble: Master Motobu Choki: A Real Fighter. Dragon-Times, 2003. Available at: Dragon-tsunami
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Motobu, Chōki |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 本部 朝 基 (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese karateka and co-founder of modern karate |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1870 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Akahira at Shuri in Okinawa |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1944 |