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There's going to be a lot of opinions on who was the toughest Master of Karate, but Motobu certainly deserves consideration. He was one of the first instructors to teach that martial art outside of Okinawa, and he is responsible for the fame and notoriety that resulted in the spread of Karate through Japan. Interestingly, this 'George Washington' of Karate is not a commonly known figure.
Motobu was born in 1870, and descended from the royal lineage of Okinawa. As the third son, he was actually not supposed to study the combative arts, but that seemed to make him want to study all the more. He spent much time hitting the makiwara, lifting heavy objects, and training however he could.
Eventually, because of his tremendous agility, he became known as Motobu the Monkey. He also gained a reputation as a fierce, though unschooled (savage?) street fighter. Though he was looked down upon for his street fighting, instructors took him on as a student, presumably because of his royal birth.
His instructors read like a Who's Who of early Naha Te. Among his many instructors were Anko Itosu, Sokon Matsumura, Sakuma Pechin, Kosaku Matsumora, and Tokumine Pechin. This would be like somebody who studied under Gichin Funakoshi, Morihei Uyeshiba, Bruce Lee and Ed Parker.
Motobu eventually made his way to Japan, where some Karate instructors were earning a living teaching. Motobu being a rough character, and not succeeding at business, signed up to fight in a 'Judo v Boxing' match. He was fifty-two years old the night he stepped into the prize fight ring, and he was about to change Karate for all time.
His opponent is said to have been a Russian strongman. Strong or not, Motobu is said to have closed with one single punch, and put the fellow down for the count. People were astounded at this feat, and newspapers gave the event coverage, and here is where the story gets interesting.
The newspapers didn't have a picture of the winner, so they published the only image they did have, which was of a young fellow name of Gichin Funokoshi. That's right, 'The Monkey' knocked the strongman out, but his fellow countryman, and competitor, Gichin Funokoshi, got the credit. Thus, Shotokan was spread around the world, and our hero went home.
Motobu, brawler and roughneck, is responsible for the spread of Karate throughout the world. He was a karateka of tremendous punching power, and he founded the Motobu Ryu Karate system. People may have forgotten about him, but they shouldn't, for he is definitely in the running for toughest Karate Master of all time.
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