Shigeru Egami

Shigeru Egami
Historical photo of Shigeru Egami
Born(1912-12-07)December 7, 1912
Ōmuta, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
DiedJanuary 8, 1981(1981-01-08) (aged 68)
Tokyo, Japan
Illness
Native name江上 茂
StyleShotokan and Shōtōkai karate
Teacher(s)Gichin Funakoshi
Gigō Funakoshi
Takeshi Shimoda
Isao Obata
Notable studentsMitsusuke Harada
Tetsuji Murakami

Shigeru Egami (江上 茂, Egami Shigeru, December 7, 1912 – January 8, 1981) was a pioneering Japanese master of Shotokan karate who founded the Shōtōkai style. He was a student of Gichin Funakoshi, who is widely recognized as the founder of modern karate.