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A talk on the connections between Kanō Jigorō and Funakoshi Gichin
On 9 October 2026, I gave a presentation at the 12th German-Japanese Sport Science Symposium at Ludwigsburg University of Education. The symposium brought together researchers from Germany, Japan, France and the United States. My talk, “Kanō Jigorō as a Blueprint: Funakoshi Gichin and the Modernisation of Karate”, explored selected parallels between the two men’s approaches… Continue reading
