Is the Reverse Punch the Most Lethal Move in Shotokan karate? Master Kenneth Funakoshi demonstrates the perfect reverse punch in this February 1985 Black Belt Magazine throwback cover.
Born on September 4, 1938, in Honolulu, Hawaii, Funakoshi was a prominent karate master and the founder of the Funakoshi Shotokan Karate Association (FSKA). A fourth cousin of Master Gichin Funakoshi, the founder of modern Shotokan, Kancho Kenneth Funakoshi passed away on July 3, 2024.
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