Also known as
Tatsuo Shimabuku
Tatsuo Shimabukuro
Seikichi Tatsuo Shimabuku
しまぶくろ たつお
Description
Okinawan martial artist (1908-1975), founder of Isshin-ryu karate; studied
under Chotoku Kyan, Chojun Miyagi, Choki Motobu and Shinken Taira.
Teachers (4)
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Kyan Chōtoku
(1927-1939)
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EN Wikipedia states Shimabuku studied Shorin-ryu under Chotoku Kyan from around
1927 until 1939, becoming one of Kyan's best students; corroborated by the
Advincula biography (four years from about age 23-24, c. 1931-1935, a
conflicting period)
"Around the age of 19 (1927), he began to study Shorin-ryu karate under
Chotoku Kyan at Kyan's home... Shimabuku studied with Kyan until 1939."
— Tatsuo Shimabuku - Wikipedia (EN). Wikipedia
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"At the time, Shimabuku who was around age 23 or 24, and a poor
farmer's son, walked barefooted to study with Kyan... He studied Shuri te
with Kyan for four years."
— Advincula, A. J.. (1997). Dragon Man: Shimabuku
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Miyagi Chōjun
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EN Wikipedia states Shimabuku sought out Chojun Miyagi and from him learned
Tensho, Seiunchin and Sanchin; corroborated by the Advincula biography (Naha-te
from Miyagi around 1936, for three years)
"Shimabuku had always been fascinated by Naha-te karate (Goju Ryu) and
sought out Chojun Miyagi... From Miyagi, Tatsuo learned Tensho, Seiunchin
("Seize-Control-Fight") kata and Sanchin
("Three-Fights/Conflicts") kata."
— Tatsuo Shimabuku - Wikipedia (EN). Wikipedia
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"Shimabuku studies Naha te from Chojun Miyagi around 1936... This time he
stays with Miyagi for three years."
— Advincula, A. J.. (1997). Dragon Man: Shimabuku
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Motobu Chōki
(1942-1943)
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EN Wikipedia states Shimabuku sought out Choki Motobu in 1942 and studied with
him for approximately one year; the Advincula biography places a year of study
with Motobu in Naha in 1938 (conflicting date, kept in notes)
"in 1942, sought out another famous Shorin-Ryu instructor, Choki Motobu...
Shimabuku studied with Motobu for approximately one year."
— Tatsuo Shimabuku - Wikipedia (EN). Wikipedia
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"In 1938 at age 30 he studies with Choki Motobu again in Naha for one
year."
— Advincula, A. J.. (1997). Dragon Man: Shimabuku
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Taira Shinken
(1957-1962)
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EN Wikipedia states Shimabuku studied kobudo with Shinken Taira, one of Moden
Yabiku's top students, during the late 1950s and early 1960s; indirectly
corroborated by Eizo Shimabukuro's interview naming Taira among the masters
he and Tatsuo studied under
"During the late 1950s and early 1960s, he continued his study of Kobudō
with one of Moden Yabiku's top students, Shinken Taira."
— Tatsuo Shimabuku - Wikipedia (EN). Wikipedia
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"Eizo studied under his elder brother, Tatsuo, and under the same masters
as Tatsuo, including Chotoku Kyan, Choki Motobu, Chojun Miyagi, and Shinken
Taira."
— Haff, William H.. (1985). Interview with Eizo
Shimabukuro. USAdojolinkinfo
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