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Traditional Shotokan Bronx, Mt Vernon NY

Program Name: Traditional Shotokan Bronx
Program Address: 131 W Sidney Ave, Mt Vernon NY
Contact Phone: (914) 668-1889
Website: http://www.mt-vernonshotokankarate.com/
Detail: Karate is a martial art used to develop an individual’s character through training. Karate-Do means “empty handed way’” and is accomplished with spiritual and physical discipline. Deciding who is the winner is not the predominate objective of Karate. The goal of Karate is to enable the karate-ka (Karate student) to surmount any obstacle: concrete or abstract. The emphasis is on an individual’s integrity, achieved by the balance of body, mind and soul. “The ultimate aim of the art of karate lies not in the victory or defeat, but in the perfection of the characters of its participants.” – Gichin Funakoshi Sensei Gichin Funakoshi is world famous as the father of modern Karate. Born in Okinawa in 1868, he studied Karate-Do from childhood. Sensei Funakoshi organized the first public presentation of Karate and was chosen to demonstrate Karate at the First National Athletic Exhibition in Tokyo in 1922. Sensei Funakoshi overcame many prejudices and finally gained formal recognition of Karate as a Japanese martial art in 1941. He placed no emphasis on competition, record breaking or championships; rather, he stressed individual self-perfection. He believed in the common decency and respect that one human being owed another. He was the master of masters. In 1957 he died at the age of 89, after humbly making the largest contribution to the art of Karate-Do.
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