Also known as
Seigi Nakamura · なかむら せいぎ
Description
Okinawan martial arts master (1924-1999) who learned both Shorin-ryu and
Goju-ryu karate; a senior student of Shoshin Nagamine and for a number of years
senior instructor at Nagamine's honbu dojo in Naha.
Teachers (1)
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Nagamine Shōshin
sports_martial_artsMatsubayashi-ryu
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EN Wikipedia states Nakamura practiced with Shoshin Nagamine and was senior
instructor at Nagamine's honbu dojo for a number of years; corroborated by
Katherine Loukopoulos's first-person account of Nakamura teaching at the
Kumoji honbu from 1982 through the 1990s
“Nakamura practiced with Shoshin Nagamine [...] For a number of years, Nakamura
was the senior instructor at Nagamine's honbu dojo in Naha, Okinawa.”
visibilityFirst-hand
“As a Matsubayashi Shorin Ryu student I studied at the headquarters of the late
Nagamine Shoshin sensei in Kumoji, Naha, Okinawa [...] There I met a true
gentleman and awesome technician, a Matsubayashi Shorin Ryu teacher at Nagamine
sensei's dojo, and his name was Nakamura Seigi sensei.”
— Loukopoulos, Katherine. Akamine Eisuke Memorial -
Katherine Loukopoulos (sefi.nl, k-pub-19)link
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Students (3)
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Shinzato Katsuhiko
sports_martial_artsMatsubayashi-ryu
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EN Wikipedia states Shinzato studied under Seigi Nakamura, who the Nakamura
article names as one of the developers of the Kishaba Juku
“Shinzato also studied under Seigi Nakamura and Chokei Kishaba.”
— Katsuhiko Shinzato - Wikipedia (EN). Wikipedia
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Oshiro Toshihiro
sports_martial_artsShorin-ryu
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Dong Tran interview states Nakamura sensei taught Oshiro Chinto kata very
deeply; corroborated by the dojo instructors page listing Nakamura among the
masters Oshiro learned from
“Nakamura sensei, especially, taught me Chinto kata very deeply.”
— Tran, Dong. (2008). Oshiro Toshihiro: The Way of
Yamanni-ryu. Oshiro Dojolink
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“He had the opportunity to learn karate and kobujutsu from many masters of
Okinawan martial arts, including Sensei Shoshin Nagamine, Sensei Chogi Kishaba,
Sensei Masao Shima, and Sensei Seigi Nakamura.”
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Kishaba Chōkei
sports_martial_artsShorin-ryu
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Hawaii Karate Seinenkai memorial article names Seigi Nakamura as one of
Kishaba's instructors, corroborating the EN Wikipedia article on Nakamura
which states the Kishaba Juku was developed and founded by Nakamura's
students Chokei Kishaba and Katsuhiko Shinzato
“Born in Okinawa on October 4, 1929, Chokei Kishaba was a student of Hohan Soken
(Matsumura Seito Shorin-Ryu, student of Nabe Matsumura), as well as Shoshin
Nagamine (founder of Matsubayashi-Ryu, student of Ankichi Arakaki, Chotoku Kyan
and Choki Motobu), and Seigi Nakamura.”
“Nakamura profoundly influenced and inspired what is taught in Shōrin-ryū
Kishaba Juku and developed and founded by his students Chokei Kishaba and
Katsuhiko Shinzato.”
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