Etymology

Shotokan

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Today it means: A style of karate based on strength and power. Full definition →

Japanese 松濤館流
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The story

  1. Japanese · derived from松濤館流
  2. English todayShotokan

Japanese 松濤館流, Shōtōkan-ryū.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.