Martial arts have gained immense popularity around the world. Many people of various ages and professions strive to demonstrate their strength and will to win. So Kubota created a unique defense system based on ancient Japanese exercises.
Starting conditions
Japan is still a mystery to the people of Europe and America. The history of the emergence of national martial arts is rooted in ancient times. At the current chronological moment, it is impossible to name the date of the appearance of karate or judo. By and large, this is not so important. The famous mentor and coach Tak Kubota did a tremendous job of spreading the martial arts system in civilized countries. Moreover, he is the creator of a new, unique and internationally recognized Gosoku-ryu style. However, despite the novelty, it was attributed to traditional Japanese styles.
The future grand master of martial arts was born on September 20, 1934 in a family of hereditary samurai. Parents lived on the island of Kyushu in the city of Kumamoto. So, the diminutive name from the full Takayuki was the third child out of six growing up in the house. My father firmly believed that martial arts was the shortest path to improvement. He sought to ensure that all children mastered some kind of art. So he began to train when he was four years old.
Formation and career
Takayuki received his primary education at a local school. The main occupation for him was training and helping parents with the housework. By the age of thirteen, he had already reached a high level of perfection. This can be confirmed by the fact that a teenager could kill a piglet with a fist of any hand. To continue his development, So went to Tokyo. In the capital, after adaptation, he began to teach the police the basics of the "art of arrest." After some time, he was given the nickname "pacifier of the crowd." At the age of seventeen, Kubota opened his own school, in which he trained police officers to deal with law-breakers.
Taker's career as a mentor and coach progressed quite successfully. In 1953, he registered the International Karate Association in a suburb of Tokyo. Since that time, Kubota has been systematically invited to conduct karate, judo, and kendo classes for US Marines and military pilots. In 1963, Takayuki first came to the United States as a guest of honor at a karate tournament. After demonstrations, he was offered the job of training police officers. A year later, he moved to America for permanent residence.
