I am told that Funokoshi is the founder of Shotokan.?

Question

Who was his teacher or teachers and where did he learn? Please do not tell me to buy a book or a search engine. I already have, I need a first hand account from some one thank you.

Answer 1

Master Funokoshi learned from more than one teacher.

I know one was named Itosu and he learned from him in Okinawa. That is where all Te was taught at the time.

If I can find the other names i will add them tomorrow or later.

Answer 2

Anhou Itosu in the First Middle School of Okinawa included karate as part of the curriculum. It was from this school while a student that Funokoshi acquired his training. In 1922 he traveled to Japan at the request of the then Crown Prince (and later Emperor) Hirohito. Hirohito had witnessed a karate demonstration during a tour of Okinawa and was very much impressed. Funokoshi toured much of Japan demonstrating his art and participating in various tests of skill with masters of Japanese combat forms. He was never defeated. At the urging of the Japanese Funokoshi remained in Japan teaching his form of Karate-Do called Shotokan until his death in 1957.

Answer 3

Fu Na Ko Shi!

And a first hand account of Funnie's martial arts training would be extremely difficult to come by these days

Itosu was one of his teachers and also one of the teachers of Mabuni who founded shito-ryu