Tag Archives: Nagamine Shoshin

The first private dojo in Okinawa?

Posted on March 17, 2024 by Andreas Quast

Some time ago, I wrote about the development of the Okinawan dojo, which is at the core of modern Okinawa karate. Without dojo, there would be no Okinawa karate. Of course, this blog post is pretty limited, but it is … Continue reading →

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Arakaki Ankichi’s Hanging Scroll of a Thunder God

Posted on August 24, 2023 by Andreas Quast

In 1928, at the request of Dr. Iha Magobei, who owned a hospital in Chatan’s Yara Village, Ankichi painted a hanging scroll depicting a god of thunder and composed a poem for it while at a party near Murochi. This … Continue reading →

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Just one year of training

Posted on March 13, 2022 by Andreas Quast

After returning to Naha, which became a burnt area, Nagamine’s job was to manage Minato Village. At that time, the Kokuba-Gumi was in charge of unloading the goods at Naha Port. The Kokuba-Gumi is an Okinawan company that ran the … Continue reading →

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Nagamine reveals secret of karate to the Metropolitan Police Department

Posted on September 23, 2020 by Andreas Quast

After his first assignment to Tōkyō in 1936, Nagamine again had the opportunity to travel to the capital in 1941. This time he was dispatched to the Ministry of Home Affairs, which at that time included the Bureau of Police … Continue reading →

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Tōma Jūgō (1895-1971)

Posted on March 1, 2020 by Andreas Quast

Tōma Jūgō (1895-1971) was a judge and politician of pre-war Okinawa prefecture and post-war Ryūkyū government, mayor of Naha, and administrative chief of the Ryūkyū government (November 1956 – November 1959). In his memoirs (1969) he remembers his Karate training … Continue reading →

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The ti of Chatan Yara, and the kenpō of Tōdī Sakugawa

Posted on January 11, 2020 by Andreas Quast

When was the term tī started to be used? During a roundtable discussion with Nagamine Shōshin, Chibana Chōshin explained as follows: Nagamine: Well, karate existed even before it got handed down from China. Chibana: About this, according to conversations with … Continue reading →

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The Karate and Kobudō Performers and Performances of 1939

Posted on December 24, 2019 by Andreas Quast

Recently I revealed that Nagamine Shōshin (1907-1997) evidently performed Chatan Yara no Kūsankū in 1939. This is the earliest instance the name of this kata appeared like this in writing. This information is based on an unpublished program of the … Continue reading →

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Two Karateka Served as Chairmen of Naha City Assembly

Posted on November 23, 2019 by Andreas Quast

Two well-respected Karateka served as leaders of the Naha City Assembly. Nagamine Shōshin, founder of Matsubayashi(Shorin)-ryu, served as Vice-chairman of the Naha City Assembly (1954/10 – 1955/08; 1955/11 – 1957/06). Higa Yūchoku of Kobayashi(Shorin)-ryu served as chairman of the Naha … Continue reading →

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Polizei-Kampfkunst. Festnahme und Selbstverteidigung. Shōkadō, Tokyo 1930.

Posted on November 17, 2019 by Andreas Quast

Dieses Buch stammt aus dem Besitz von Nagamine Shōshin, in dessen Studierzimmer ich 2008 Aufnahmen machte, mit freundlicher Genehmigung seines Sohnes Nagamine Takayoshi. Man darf vermuten, dass Nagamine dieses Buch akquirierte, als er 1936 zur weiteren Aufstiegsweiterbildung nach Tokyo entsandt … Continue reading →

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Nagamine Shoshin performed Chatan Yara no Kusanku in 1939

Posted on November 6, 2019 by Andreas Quast

On Saturday, 17 June 1939, the former Prime Minister and president of the Dai Nippon Butokukai, General Hayashi Senjuro, and invited persons attended the opening ceremony of the Dai Nippon Butokukai Okinawa Branch Butokuden, where Judo, Kendo and Karatedo performances … Continue reading →

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