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(2003). Retrieved 15 August 2010. He started learning karate in 1956, three years after seeing a promotional video of the
List of former JKA Champions, Retrieved 19 August 2010 thereby becoming one of those receiving the title 'Grand Champion'. After a world trip to promote karate together with
Interview with Shirai by Andy Campbell, Retrieved 19 August 2010. Under his tutelage the Italian karate flourished and many titles went to his students.
Shirai feels that the self-defence (goshindo) aspect of Shotokan karate has been too much in the shadow of ''kumite'' and ''kata''. Although he practised karate for self-defence initially, he focussed on kumite for a few years until moving to Europe. He started refocussing on self-defence and its incorporation in the practise of shotokan karate.
During the last years Shirai has given special goshindo oriented stages in Europe often together with Claudio Ceruti, Massimo Abate, and Angelo Torre.
. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
FIKTA webpage on Hiroshi Shirai
Contributo al Maestro - di Davide Rizzo
World Shotokan Institute - Poland
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master
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of Shotokan
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 and is widely credited with popularizing "karate do" throu ...
karate
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. He is the founder of the Istituto Shotokan Italia, a subdivision of FIKTA (the Italian Traditional Karate Association) and of the SCI (Shotokan Cultural Institute, formerly WSI - World Shotokan Institute). Shirai holds the title of ''Shihan'' and is responsible for taking the ''dan
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'' examinations within SCI and, together with Carlo Fugazza, for those within the FIKTA.
Biography
Shirai was born on 31 July 1937 inNagasaki
is the capital and the largest city of Nagasaki Prefecture on the island of Kyushu in Japan.
It became the sole port used for trade with the Portuguese and Dutch during the 16th through 19th centuries. The Hidden Christian Sites in the ...
, Japan.(2003). Retrieved 15 August 2010. He started learning karate in 1956, three years after seeing a promotional video of the
Japan Karate Association
Japan Karate Association (日本 空手 協会; ''Nihon Karate Kyokai''; JKA; sometimes referred to simply as ''Kyokai'' 協会 in Japan) is one of the oldest global Shotokan karate organization in the world.
Origins
Gichin Funakoshi played a ...
(JKA) at Komazawa University
, abbreviated as 駒大 ''Komadai'', is one of the oldest universities in Japan. Its history starts in 1592, when a seminary was established to be a center of learning for the young monks of the Sōtō sect, one of the two main Zen Buddhist tra ...
.
In 1962, he won both the ''kata
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'' and the ''kumite
Kumite ( ja, 組手, literally "grappling hands") is one of the three main sections of karate training, along with kata and kihon. Kumite is the part of karate in which a person trains against an adversary.
Kumite can be used to develop a partic ...
'' championships of the JKA,List of former JKA Champions, Retrieved 19 August 2010 thereby becoming one of those receiving the title 'Grand Champion'. After a world trip to promote karate together with
Taiji Kase
was a Korean -Japanese master of Shotokan karate who was one of the earliest masters responsible for introducing this martial art into Europe.Fernandez, M. (2001)Master Taiji Kase, 9th Dan Shotokan Ryu Karate-Do ''Shotokan Karate Magazine'', Iss ...
, Hirokazu Kanazawa
was a Japanese master of Shotokan karate.Goodman, F. (2004): ''The practical encyclopedia of martial arts'' (p. 50). London: Lorenz Books. ()Smit, S. (2008): ''Karate'' (2nd ed.) (p. 21). London: New Holland. ()
, and Keinosuke Enoeda
was a Japanese master of Shotokan karate.Milan
Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city h ...
, Italy in 1965.Interview with Shirai by Andy Campbell, Retrieved 19 August 2010. Under his tutelage the Italian karate flourished and many titles went to his students.
Goshindo
Shirai feels that the self-defence (goshindo) aspect of Shotokan karate has been too much in the shadow of ''kumite'' and ''kata''. Although he practised karate for self-defence initially, he focussed on kumite for a few years until moving to Europe. He started refocussing on self-defence and its incorporation in the practise of shotokan karate.
During the last years Shirai has given special goshindo oriented stages in Europe often together with Claudio Ceruti, Massimo Abate, and Angelo Torre.. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
Graduation history
Shirai received the following ''dan'' ranks: 1st - 1957; 2nd - 1959; 3rd - 1961; 4th - unknown year; 5th - 1964; 6th - 1969; 7th - 1974; 8th - 1986, 9th - 1999. His current rank, 10th ''dan'', he received in 2011.See also
*List of Shotokan organizations
This is a list of some of the larger Shotokan karate organizations and associations in order by year of establishment. International Japan Karate-Do Association lead by Shihan Sadasige Kato. Its headquarters is situated in Tokyo, Japan, though i ...
* World Karate Federation
The World Karate Federation (WKF) is the largest international governing body of sport karate with 198 member countries. It was formed in 1990, is the only karate organization recognised by the International Olympic Committee and has more than te ...
References
External links
FIKTA webpage on Hiroshi Shirai
Contributo al Maestro - di Davide Rizzo
World Shotokan Institute - Poland
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