Ankō Itosu

Karateka

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Gender	Male
Born	Shuri
	Naha
	Okinawa
	Japan
Died	Shuri
	Naha
	Okinawa
	Japan
Style	Shuri-te
Teacher	Naha
Other name	Itosu Yasutsune
Date of Reg.	2021-12-16 19:26:37
Date of Upd.	2023-04-14 08:48:07
ID	3202227

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Ankō Itosu Life story

Ankō Itosu is considered by many the father of modern karate. This title is also often given to Gichin Funakoshi because of the latter spreading karate throughout Japan, but only after Ankō sensei had introduced the art of Okinawate to the country.