Teachers (1)

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  Funakoshi Gichin

  sports_martial_artsKarate Confirmed

  Confirmed

  The Shotokai Encyclopedia and English Wikipedia, two independent sources, both directly state Egami was Funakoshi's student

  The evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.

  location_onWaseda University badge (1930)

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

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  fact_check

  The Shotokai Encyclopedia and English Wikipedia, two independent sources, both directly state Egami was Funakoshi's student

  “Egami met Master Funakoshi when he was 18 years old, the moment he began studying at the famous Waseda University, there he helped to establish its Karate Do Club. [...] He followed his Master together with Yoshitaka Funakoshi and Takeshi Shimoda all around Japan staging exhibitions, trying to expand the knowledge of Karate-do as a Japanese martial art.”

  — Master Shigeru Egami, O-sensei’s successor (1912-1981) (Shotokai Encyclopedia)link

  “He was a student of Gichin Funakoshi, who is widely recognized as the founder of modern karate.”

  — Shigeru Egami - Wikipedialink history

Students (1)

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  Murakami Tetsuji

  sports_martial_artsKarate Probable

  Probable

  Shotokai Encyclopedia only.

  The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.

  (1968)

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  2 sources expand_more

  fact_check

  Shotokai Encyclopedia only.

  “In the autumn of 1968, accompanied by Tsutomu Ohshima, Murakami traveled to Japan. During this pilgrimage, he visited the Shotokan and met Master Shigeru Egami. [...] Right then and there, he committed himself to Master Egami as a humble disciple, determined to rebuild his art from absolute scratch.”

  — Tetsuji Murakami Sensei (Shotokai Encyclopedia) link

  “ A couple of years later, though, we had our first international seminar with a Japanese karate master: Murakami Tetsuji, from Shotokai Karate, a student of Egami Shigeru sensei. After this seminar, Murakami sensei became the leader of our karate group”

  — Interview with Master Nuno Russo of Jogo do Pau (KogenBudo)link

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