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Okinawan martial arts master (1934-2017), Goju-ryu student of Chōjun Miyagi and Yamani-ryu bojutsu student of Masami Chinen; one of the very few remaining practitioners of Yamani-ryu in Okinawa and co-founder of the Ryukyu Bujutsu Kenkyu Doyukai (RBKD).

Teachers (2)

• 
  Miyagi Chōjun

  linkGoju-ryu 2

  Probable

  Haff interview with Toshihiro Oshiro (himself Kishaba's bo student) states his bo teacher was a direct student of Chojun Miyagi, the founder of Goju-Ryu; a single secondary interview, hence level 2

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  1 source

  fact_check

  Haff interview with Toshihiro Oshiro (himself Kishaba's bo student) states his bo teacher was a direct student of Chojun Miyagi, the founder of Goju-Ryu; a single secondary interview, hence level 2

  assessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  "My bo teacher was a direct student of Chojun Miyagi, the founder of Goju-Ryu."

  — Haff, William H.. (2008). Interview with Sensei Toshihiro Oshiro: Yamanni Ryu - Bo-Jutsu of Okinawa. Oshiro Dojolinkhistoryinfo
• 
  Chinen Masami

  linkOkinawan Kobudō 3

  Confirmed

  EN Wikipedia article on Masami Chinen names Chōgi Kishaba as one of Chinen's students who privately practiced Yamani-ryu kata, the Haff interview with Toshihiro Oshiro independently calls him a direct student of Masami Chinen, and the Houston Karate page states the family passed the Soke title to him upon Chinen's death

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  4 sources

  fact_check

  EN Wikipedia article on Masami Chinen names Chōgi Kishaba as one of Chinen's students who privately practiced Yamani-ryu kata, the Haff interview with Toshihiro Oshiro independently calls him a direct student of Masami Chinen, and the Houston Karate page states the family passed the Soke title to him upon Chinen's death

  assessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  "Another student of Chinen's, Chōgi Kishaba and his student Toshihiro Ōshiro also privately practised Yamani Ryu katas."

  — Masami Chinen - Wikipedia (EN). Wikipedia (English) linkinfo

  "...his brother, Chogi Kishaba, who was a direct student of Masami Chinen and is the only active instructor for Yamanni-Chinen Ryu bojutsu still teaching in Okinawa."

  — Haff, William H.. (2008). Interview with Sensei Toshihiro Oshiro: Yamanni Ryu - Bo-Jutsu of Okinawa. Oshiro Dojolinkhistoryinfo

  "I believe there were other Yamanni-ryu instructors. They learned from Masami Chinen or his grandfather Sanda but I heard that only Kishaba sensei knows all the Yamanni-ryu katas."

  — Tran, Dong. (2008). Oshiro Toshihiro: The Way of Yamanni-ryu. Oshiro Dojolinkhistoryinfo

  "Masami Chinen was the last member of the Chinen family to teach the art. Upon the death of Masami Chinen, the Chinen family passed the title of Soke to his student, Chogi Kishaba, who had begun training with Chinen as a teenager and remained with him as a student until his death."

  — Yamanni Chinen Ryu Kobujutsu - Houston Karate linkinfo

Students (2)

• 
  Shinzato Katsuhiko

  linkYamanni-ryu 2

  Probable

  Christopher Caile's 2024 Fighting Arts article (footnote 3) states Shinzato was a student of Chogi Kishaba (Yamani-Ryu Bojutsu); single secondary source, hence level 2

  expand_morefact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  1 source

  fact_check

  Christopher Caile's 2024 Fighting Arts article (footnote 3) states Shinzato was a student of Chogi Kishaba (Yamani-Ryu Bojutsu); single secondary source, hence level 2

  assessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  "Katsuhiko Shinzato is the head of the Okinawan Karate-Do Shorin-Ryu Kishaba Juku. He was a student of Tsunetaka Shimabukuro, Shoshin Nagamine, Seigi Nakamura, Chokei Kishaba and Chogi Kishaba (Yamani-Ryu Bojutsu)."

  — Caile, Christopher. (2024). Okinawa's Bushi: Karate Gentlemen - Christopher Caile's Fighting Arts. FightingArts.com linkinfo
• 
  Oshiro Toshihiro

  linkOkinawan Kobudō 3

  Confirmed

  Both Oshiro interviews describe his private, individual Yamanni-ryu bojutsu training with Chogi Kishaba; the Dong Tran interview states he was the only student and that the foundation of Oshiro's technique came from Kishaba

  expand_morefact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  2 sources

  fact_check

  Both Oshiro interviews describe his private, individual Yamanni-ryu bojutsu training with Chogi Kishaba; the Dong Tran interview states he was the only student and that the foundation of Oshiro's technique came from Kishaba

  assessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  "The foundation and 99% of my knowledge and technique came from Kishaba sensei but I had to practice a lot on my own."

  — Tran, Dong. (2008). Oshiro Toshihiro: The Way of Yamanni-ryu. Oshiro Dojolinkhistoryinfo

  "I learned Yamanni-Chinen Ryu directly, individually from Kishaba Sensei. There was never a class structure."

  — Haff, William H.. (2008). Interview with Sensei Toshihiro Oshiro: Yamanni Ryu - Bo-Jutsu of Okinawa. Oshiro Dojolinkhistoryinfo

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