Misplaced Pages

#373626

12-469: It is often considered an advanced kata, despite its brevity. Karate master Shoshin Nagamine considered wankan to be his favorite kata. A quote from his book describes the kata as "Being characterized by unitary sequences of attack and defense". About Wankan, Nagamine Shōshin (1978: 240) said: This kata is said to be the creation of a master in ancient times, but the creator is unknown. Wankan belongs to

24-560: A leader of the school's karate club, and his friends dubbed him Chippaii Matsu , a nickname meaning "tenacious pine tree ". After graduation in March 1928, he began to study martial arts full-time, moving to Shuri and training under Taro Shimabuku (島袋善良)and Ankichi Arakaki . Later that year, he was conscripted into the Japanese army in the 47th Infantry Regiment , and fought in China for

36-606: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This karate -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Shoshin Nagamine Shōshin Nagamine ( 長嶺 将真 , Nagamine Shōshin , 15 July 1907 – 2 November 1997) was an Okinawa karate master as well as a soldier, police superintendent, mayor of Naha City, play director and author. Nagamine was born in Tomari, in Naha, Okinawa . He

48-836: Is also a member of the Okinawan Karate-do and Kobudo Encyclopaedia Committee. Shinzato became the Juko Cho, i.e., the head of Shōrin-ryū Kishaba Juku , after the passing of Chokei Kishaba in the year 2000. Dojos affiliated with Kishaba Juku are located in Japan, the United States, France, Germany and Israel. Within the United States there are dojos in California, Connecticut, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, and Virginia. This biographical article related to karate in Japan

60-450: The Jinan incident before receiving an honourable discharge in 1931. Leaving the army, Nagamine sought an area in which his martial arts abilities would be useful, eventually settling on the police force. During his time as a police officer, Nagamine received further instruction in karate from Chotoku Kyan and Motobu Choki , and achieved the title of Renshi in 1940. By 1951, Nagamine

72-892: The Shōrin-ryū Kishaba Juku . Shinzato was born in Manila, in the Philippines. His father was a fisherman. During the Second World War , when the war reached the Pacific, his family relocated to Ueyonabaru, Yonabaru-cho, Okinawa. Whilst attending the University of the Ryukyus where he studied English and English Literature. He started to practice Karate in 1957 under Tsunetaka Shimabukuro. After completing his degree in Japan he then studied Applied Linguistics in

84-477: The United States at Indiana University . He returned to Okinawa in 1967 where he joined the dojo of Shoshin Nagamine . Shinzato translated Nagamine's book "The Essence of Okinawan Karate-do" into the English language. Shinzato also studied under Seigi Nakamura and Chokei Kishaba . Shinzato is a professor at Okinawa International University and the head of Okinawa Karate-do Shōrin-ryū Kishaba Juku. Shinzato

96-536: The discipline until his death in 1997. He was succeeded in 1997 by his son, Takayoshi Nagamine , who returned to Okinawa after many years teaching in the US, and who was the head ( sōke ) of Matsubayashi-ryu until his own death in 2012. Nagamine wrote two books in Japanese, The Essence of Okinawan Karate-Do and Tales of Okinawa's Great Masters . The Essence of Okinawan Karate-Do , which has been reprinted many times,

108-432: The old kata. It was handed down by the warriors from the Tomari area and has been handed down to the present day. Its characteristics are many passages in which defense and offense are performed in one single action, that actions are formidable, and that it is a kata of medium length. Wankan is also known as Matsukaze (松風 or "pine tree wind") in some schools of karate. This article related to Japanese martial arts

120-449: Was a Police Superintendent , of Motobu , and was training his own officers in karate. Nagamine retired as a policeman in 1952, and in 1953 he returned to Naha City and set up his own dojo , which he named "Matsubayashi-Ryu Kodokan Karate and Ancient Martial Arts Studies". From the dojo he taught Matsubayashi-ryu , a karate school he had founded in 1947, and named in honour of Sokon Matsumura and Kosaku Matsumora . He continued to teach

132-464: Was a small and sickly child, and he contracted a gastroenteric disorder in 1926, his second year of high school . He began a self-imposed diet and took up karate under the watchful eye of his next-door neighbour, Chojin Kuba. Nagamine soon became a picture of good health, crediting his recovery to "hard work both at school and training of Karate" [2] . His health improved to such an extent that he became

SECTION 10

#1732772753374

144-428: Was first published in the English language in 1976. This was translated into the English language by Nagamine's student Katsuhiko Shinzato . Tales of Okinawa's Great Masters was translated into the English language by Patrick McCarthy [Bubishi], and published in 2000, by Charles Tuttle. Katsuhiko Shinzato Katsuhiko Shinzato ( 新里 勝彦 , Shinzato Katsuhiko ) is an Okinawan martial arts master and head of

#373626