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History of Shotokon Karate
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History of Shotokon Karate
One of the main four schools of Karate in Japan is Shotokon, also spelled Shotokan. Shotokan can trace its roots, like most martial arts, to the Shaolin temples of ancient China. From there, the techniques were honed and developed into the Shotokan of today by an Okinawan Master who had moved to Japan, Gichin Funakoshi. Funakoshi’s synthesis of Okinawan Karate styles became known as “Shotokan,” or “Shoto’s house / club,” from Kunakoshi’s pen name he used for his poetry.
Shotokan is a very different style of Karate than the other four schools, but it is the one that most lay-people are familiar with, thanks to Hollywood. Instead of the circular and softer movements of Gojo Ryu, Shotokan’s movements are linear and hard. This difference makes it a very aggressive style that is devastating in combat. Traditionally, there is a deep emphasis on the spiritual side of Shotokan, but, unfortunately, many modern schools have neglected this in favor of a more combative focus. This marked difference in the modern Shotokan versus other Karate styles, is the intense focus on tournaments and point-sparring. The presentation of Shotokan as the “sports style” of Karate has many “old school” practitioners unhappy. They would prefer to see Shotokan return to its more traditional roots as a non-sport Karate style as conceived by Gichin Funakoshi.
Gichin Funakoshi created five principles to govern his students: to seek perfection of character, to be faithful, to endeavor in all things, to respect others, and to refrain from violent behavior. Despite the reliance on point-sparring and the more sports-focused orientation of Shotokan Karate today, these five principles still govern those students and schools who remain true to Gichin Funakoshi’s vision.
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