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          Egami was born on the 7th of December in Omuta, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.

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          Shigeru Egami

          Japanese karateka

          Shigeru Egami (江上 茂, Egami Shigeru, December 7, &#;– January 8, ) was a pioneering Japanese master of Shotokankarate who founded the Shōtōkai style.

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

          Early life

          Egami was born on December 7, , in Ōmuta, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.[1][2][3] He was one of Gichin Funakoshi's earliest students.[3] Egami met Funakoshi when he began studying at Waseda University.[1][3] Egami helped to establish the university's karate club.[2] Before that occasion he had already trained in judo, kendo, and aikido.[3]

          Karate career

          With Funakoshi, his son Gigō Funakoshi, and Takeshi Shimoda, Egami traveled around Japan staging exhibitions to promote karate as a Japanese martial art.[3] He was elected a Member of the Evaluation Committee by Gichin Funakoshi, the youngest instruc