Shimabukuro Eizō · Lineage tree

Also known as

Eizo Shimabuku

Description

Okinawan karate teacher associated with Shōbayashi-ryū, a student of Kyan Chōtoku.

Teachers (1)

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  Kyan Chōtoku

  sports_martial_artsShorin-ryu Probable

  Probable

  Single source.

  The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

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  fact_check

  Single source.

  “The list of Chotoku Kyan’s students is quite impressive: Shoshin Nagamine (Matsubayashi Ryu), Joen Nakazato (Shorin Ryu), Tatsuo Shimabuku [...] (Isshin Ryu), Eizo Shimabuku (Shobayshi Ryu)”

  — Cramer, Mark I.. (2018). The History of Karate and the Masters Who Made It: Development, Lineages, and Philosophies of Traditional Okinawan and Japanese Karate-doinfo

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