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Okinawan martial artist (1890-1954) who studied Shorin-ryu under Ankō Itosu and Naha-te under Higaonna Kanryō; co-established Shito-ryu with Kenwa Mabuni, founding the Okinawan branch of the style and serving as president of the Shinpan Shiroma Shito-ryu Preservation Society.

Teachers (2)

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  Itosu Ankō

  linkShuri-te 3

  Confirmed

  EN Wikipedia states Gusukuma began the study of karate with Anko Itosu at the age of thirteen; corroborated by his student Seikichi Iha's Fighting Arts interview describing Gusukuma's Itosu-derived lineage

  (1903)

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  2 sources

  fact_check

  EN Wikipedia states Gusukuma began the study of karate with Anko Itosu at the age of thirteen; corroborated by his student Seikichi Iha's Fighting Arts interview describing Gusukuma's Itosu-derived lineage

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  "At the age of thirteen, he began the study of karate with Anko Itosu."

  — Shinpan Gusukuma - Wikipedia (EN). Wikipedia (English)linkinfo

  "Among his students were Yoki Uema (1920 - 2011, founder of Shorin-Ryu Shubukan), Seiichi Iju (who was the first teacher of Shuguro Nakazato, the founder of Shorin-Ryu Shorinkan, and who taught the latter the kata Gojushiho), Seitoku Ishikawa (1925 - 2013) and Seikichi Iha (born in 1932)."

  — Iha, Seikichi. (2020). The Teachings of Shinpan Gusukuma Sensei - By Seikichi Iha Sensei. The Karate Pagelinkinfo
• 
  Higaonna Kanryō

  linkNaha-te 3

  Confirmed

  EN Wikipedia states Gusukuma began training with Kanryo Higaonna in 1908, along with Kenwa Mabuni

  (1908)

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

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  EN Wikipedia states Gusukuma began training with Kanryo Higaonna in 1908, along with Kenwa Mabuni

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  "in 1908 he began training with Kanryo Higaonna, along with Kenwa Mabuni."

  — Shinpan Gusukuma - Wikipedia (EN). Wikipedia (English)linkinfo

Students (3)

• Ij
  Iju Seiichi

  linkShito-ryu 3

  Confirmed

  EN Wikipedia states Iju studied Shito-ryu karate as a student of Shinpan Gusukuma; corroborated by the Iha article on Gusukuma (listing Iju among his students) and the Gojushiho lineage and Piemonte studies (Iju learned Gojushiho from Gusukuma)

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  4 sources

  fact_check

  EN Wikipedia states Iju studied Shito-ryu karate as a student of Shinpan Gusukuma; corroborated by the Iha article on Gusukuma (listing Iju among his students) and the Gojushiho lineage and Piemonte studies (Iju learned Gojushiho from Gusukuma)

  assessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  "He studied Shitō-ryū karate as a student of Shinpan Gusukuma."

  — Seiichi Iju - Wikipedia (EN). Wikipedia (English) linkinfo

  "Among his students were Yoki Uema (1920 - 2011, founder of Shorin-Ryu Shubukan), Seiichi Iju (who was the first teacher of Shuguro Nakazato, the founder of Shorin-Ryu Shorinkan, and who taught the latter the kata Gojushiho), Seitoku Ishikawa (1925 - 2013) and Seikichi Iha (born in 1932)."

  — Iha, Seikichi. (2020). The Teachings of Shinpan Gusukuma Sensei - By Seikichi Iha Sensei. The Karate Pagelinkinfo

  "And Seiichi Iju learned Gojushiho from Shinpan Gusukuma."

  — The Karate Page. The Lineage of Gojushiho. The Karate Pagelinkinfo

  "Another Gusukuma student, Seiichi Iju, handed down a longer version instead. This version is similar, and corresponds in enbusen and other typical details, to that transmitted by Chozo Nakama, and is now practiced in the Shorinkan Shorin-ryu school under the name of Iju Gojushiho."

  — Giordano, Emanuel; Vignola, Manuel. (2021). Study on the Diffusion of Gojushiho in the Various Schoolslinkinfo
• 
  Iha Seikichi

  linkShidokan 3

  Confirmed

  Fighting Arts interview states Iha was accepted as a formal student of Shinpan Gusukuma in 1950 and trained with him for four years; the EN Wikipedia article on Gusukuma also names him as a student

  (1950-1954)

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  2 sources

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  Fighting Arts interview states Iha was accepted as a formal student of Shinpan Gusukuma in 1950 and trained with him for four years; the EN Wikipedia article on Gusukuma also names him as a student

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  "in 1950 he was accepted as a formal student of Shinpan Gusukuma... Iha trained with Gusukuma for four years. After Gusukuma's death in 1954..."

  — Estrada, Ernest. Seikichi Iha - Interview by Ernest Estrada. FightingArts.comlinkinfo

  "Sensei Seikichi Iha, 10th Dan, Shidokan Karate, a student of Gusukuma's, reminds us that it is the responsibility of the dedicated student to seek out partners for the exploration of jutsu and ryaku."

  — Shinpan Gusukuma - Wikipedia (EN). Wikipedia (English)linkinfo
• 
  Arakaki Ankichi

  linkShorin-ryu 3

  Confirmed

  EN Wikipedia states Arakaki began his training in karate quite young with Shinpan Gusukuma, his teacher at primary school; corroborated by the Gaudion essay, the Shorin-Ryu Romania history and the Shima Karate biography

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  4 sources

  fact_check

  EN Wikipedia states Arakaki began his training in karate quite young with Shinpan Gusukuma, his teacher at primary school; corroborated by the Gaudion essay, the Shorin-Ryu Romania history and the Shima Karate biography

  assessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  "He was quite young when he began his training in Karate with Shinpan Gusukuma, also known under the name of Shinpan Shiroma (1890–1954), who was his teacher at primary school."

  — Ankichi Arakaki - Wikipedia (EN). Wikipedia (English)linkinfo

  "His first teachers were Shinpan Gusukuma and Chomo Hanashiro."

  — Gaudion, Geoffrey E.. Shoshin Nagamine and Some of His Masterslinkinfo

  "He was learning from Shinpan Gusukuma, his teacher from primary grades, then from Chomo Hanashiro, when he was in high-school."

  — Okinawa Karate History - Shorin-Ryu Romania linkinfo

  "He started training under Chomo Hanashiro and Shinpan Gusukuma."

  — O-Sensei Kim, His Life - Shima Karatelinkinfo

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