10 Facts About Shigeru Egami

Shigeru Egami was a pioneering Japanese master of Shotokan karate who founded the Shotokai style.

Shigeru Egami was a student of Gichin Funakoshi, who is widely recognized as the founder of modern karate.

Shigeru Egami met Funakoshi when he began studying at Waseda University.

Shigeru Egami was elected a Member of the Evaluation Committee by Gichin Funakoshi, the youngest instructor to receive that honor.

Shigeru Egami taught karate at the Gakushuin, Toho and Chuo Universities.

Shigeru Egami never compromised on one essential aspect of karate: to avoid all aspects of sport-oriented combat and karate.

Shigeru Egami considered that competitions modified the training and spirit of karate too much, and he emphasized that this would be perfectly clear once one had the insight that karate is much more than winning combats.

In 1973, Shigeru Egami visited Los Angeles to teach, and in 1976 he toured Taiwan and five European countries on a similar mission.

Shigeru Egami wrote the book The Way of Karate: Beyond technique.

Shigeru Egami died at 7:00 PM on January 8,1981, in Tokyo.