| The Shotokan-ryu school, which is associated with Gichin FUNAKOSHI, is actually as old as Motobu-ryu, but Funakoshi never identified himself with any organization (school) during his lifetime; the name 'Shotokan-ryu' was coined as a common term after WWII. |
船越義珍の松濤館流も実質的には同程度古いが、この流派名は戦後の通称であり、船越自身は生涯流派名を名乗らなかった。 |