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Sakugawa, Matsumura, and the “Illustration of the Arm’s Minor Yin Heart Meridian”

A few years back Patrick McCarthy and Tuttle were planning to publish a new edition of the “Bubishi.” At that time, I had been asked if I’d like to contribute a little extra info, which I gladly did. My article … Continue reading

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Ryūkyū Shōrin-ryū Karate-dō Kyōkai

The following infos are from the “big blue” (Uechi 1977). Ryūkyū Shōrin-ryū Karate-dō Kyōkai President: Inamine Seijin (renshi 6 dan) Principal residence: Okinawa Prefecture Kunigami District Nago City Nago 454 Current address:  Okinawa Prefecture Chatan Village Yoshihara 261 Date of birth: … Continue reading

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Shimabukuro Eizō (*1924)

The following informations are from: Takamiyagi Shigeru, Shinzato Katsuhiko, Nakamoto Masahiro: Okinawa Karate Kobudo Jiten 2008, pp. 435-37. In 1937 Shimabukuro Eizō studied Shōrin-ryū under Kyan Chōtoku and Gōjū-ryū under founder Miyagi Chōjun. For the following 70 years he walked … Continue reading

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