Shigeru Egami (江上 茂, Egami Shigeru, December 7, 1912 – January 8, 1981) was a pioneering Japanese master of Shotokan karate who founded the Shōtōkai style. He was a student of Gichin Funakoshi, who is widely recognized as the founder of modern karate.
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7 December 1912 Ōmuta, Fukuoka, Japan
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Died |
8 January 1981 (aged 68) Illness
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Zodiac | Sagittarius |
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