Okinawan Karateka

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 29. Chapters: Shimabuku Tatsuo, Gichin Funakoshi, Seiichi Akamine, Motobu Ch ki, Ank Itosu, Ch jun Miyagi, Morio Higaonna, Eiichi Miyazato, Kenwa Mabuni, Meitoku Yagi, Kanken T yama, Matsumura S kon, Sh shin Nagamine, Ch shin Chibana, Kents Yabu, Higaonna Kanry, Seikichi Toguchi, Eiz Shimabukuro, Teruyuki Okazaki, Arakaki Seish, Katsuhiko Shinzato, Seikichi Iha, Shinpan Gusukuma, Ch toku Kyan, Sh gor Nakazato, Kanbun Uechi, Ank Asato, Taira Shinken, Mabuni Kenei, Hohan S ken, Masami Chinen, K saku Matsumora, Toshihiro Oshiro, Kiyohide Shinj, Kanei Uechi, Zenry Shimabukuro, Sek Higa, Kanga Sakukawa, Chokei Kishaba, Motobu Ch y, Higa Peechin, Ansei Ueshiro, Katsuya Miyahira, Seigi Nakamura, Masanobu Kikukawa, Peichin Takahara, Ankichi Arakaki, Seiichi Iju, Nakama Chozo, Nabe Matsumura, Chogi Kishaba, Higaonna Kanryu, Ch mo Hanashiro, Shinko Matayoshi, Kanki Izumigawa. Excerpt: Tatsuo Shimabuku (; September 19, 1908 - May 30, 1975) was the founder of Isshin-ry ("One Heart Style") karate. Tatsuo Shimabuku was born in Kyan village, Okinawa, on September 19, 1908. He was the first of ten children born into a farming family. By the age of 12, he had a strong desire to study martial arts. He walked to the nearby village of Shuri, a distance of 12 miles, to the home of his uncle, Shinko Ganiku, a fortuneteller. Shinkichi primarily learned to be a fortuneteller from his uncle, but also studied the rudiments of the karate that his uncle had learned while in China. Eizo Shimabukuro (b.1925) is a younger brother of Tatsuo's who also excelled in martial arts. Eizo studied under his elder brother, Tatsuo, and is said to have also studied under the same masters as Tatsuo, such as Chotoku Kyan, Choki Motobu, Chojun Miyagi, and Shinken Taira. While the older brother went on to create his own new...