Historical Archive · 歴史的資料庫

Karate Historical Archive

Digitised historical documents, rare photography, restored training films, and competition archives spanning over a century of karate history. Preserved for practitioners and researchers worldwide.

10 ITEMS · 6 CATEGORIES · A CENTURY OF HISTORY
10
archived items
6
categories
4
restored films
110+
years covered
10 ITEMS SHOWN
Document
Pre-1920
Scanned
Founding Master Training Diary — Okinawa, 1912
Handwritten training notes attributed to the future founder of Shotokan, documenting daily kihon practice under his Okinawan teacher. Includes kata sequence notes.
Scanned PDF · 24 MB · Japanese
Photo
1920s
JPG
First Japan Karate Demonstration — Tokyo, 1922
Black and white photographs from the landmark Okinawan karate demonstration at a national athletic exhibition in Tokyo.
JPG (12 images) · 8.4 MB · N/A
Video
1950s
MP4
Heian Kata — Original Training Film, 1958
Restored 16mm film of the five Heian kata as performed by a national association chief instructor. Considered an authoritative reference.
MP4 (restored) · 2.1 GB · Silent / Japanese titles
Document
1970s
Scanned
International Federation Founding Charter, 1970
Original founding charter of the International Federation, signed in Tokyo. Includes the original 33 signatory nations.
Scanned PDF · 4.2 MB · French / English
Photo
1940s
JPG
Goju-ryu Sanchin — Founding Master, c.1940
Rare photographs of the founder of Goju-ryu performing Sanchin kata in Okinawa. Images restored from deteriorated glass plates.
JPG (8 images) · 3.8 MB · N/A
Video
1970s
MP4
First World Championships — Full Video, 1970
Complete video archive of the inaugural World Karate Championships, Tokyo 1970. 33 nations. Access requires federation membership.
MP4 (restored) · 4.8 GB · Japanese / English commentary
Restricted
Document
1930s
PDF
Shotokan Training Manual — Founding Master, 1935
Digital facsimile of the 1935 training manual by the founder of Shotokan — among the first comprehensive technical texts on the style.
PDF · 18.6 MB · Japanese
Video
2010s
MP4
Record 5th World Kata Title — 2012
Full competition video of the kata competitor who won a record fifth World Kata Championship. Suparinpei final performance.
MP4 · 620 MB · Spanish / English
Document
1960s
Scanned
Okinawa Kobudo Weapons Catalogue, c.1960
Illustrated catalogue of classical Okinawan weapons with technical descriptions. Compiled by an Okinawan kobudo preservation society.
Scanned PDF · 31 MB · Japanese / Okinawan
Video
2020s
MP4
World Stage Kata Gold — 2021
Full kata final performance by a recent international-games gold medallist. Includes medal ceremony. Official event archive.
MP4 · 480 MB · English