{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5e5fba8e4847c40e462aea24/62666058b9e5570014d20651?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Nathan Bolger, President of the UL Shotokan Karate Club","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5e5fba8e4847c40e462aea24/1650876350219-5e17c74fdd5f06d527f3e37d2fab1343.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Nathan Bolger, president of the UL Shotokan Karate Club joins me tomorrow to chat about the club, the martial art, and also their recent success at the intervarsities.</p><p><br></p><p>Karate was developed in Okinawa, from indigenous fighting methods used as a form of self-defence. Shotokan is a style of karate, which was developed and modernised by Gichin Funakoshi. His demonstrations helped to popularize karate, which in turn led to the development of university karate clubs throughout mainland Japan. Funakoshi’s legacy continues to this day, as the UL Shotokan Karate Club was established due to widespread public interest.</p><p><br></p><p>Learn more about the club today:</p><p>https://ulwolves.ie/club/karate-shotokan</p>","author_name":"Danny O Brien"}