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  • Arakaki Seishō

    新垣世璋
    Japan
    b. 1840, NahaBorn 1840, Naha
    d. 1918Died 1918
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    29.9

    Also known as

    Arakaki Seisho · Arakaki Seishou · Aragaki Tsuji Pechin Seisho · あらかき せいしょう

    Description

    Okinawan martial artist and master of Tōde (1840-1918), royal court official with the title of Chikudon Peichin and Chinese language interpreter; his students included Higaonna Kanryō, Chōjun Miyagi, Funakoshi Gichin, Uechi Kanbun, Kanken Tōyama, Mabuni Kenwa and Chitose Tsuyoshi.

    Students (2)

    • Miyagi Chōjun
      sports_martial_artsNaha-te Confirmed
      Confirmed
      EN Wikipedia and the IOGKF biography state Chojun Miyagi began studying Okinawan martial arts under Ryuko Aragaki (Arakaki Seishō) at age 11; two other sources give age 12
      The evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.
      (1899)
      fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
      Frederico Muñoz
      Researcher, Martialis
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      fact_check
      EN Wikipedia and the IOGKF biography state Chojun Miyagi began studying Okinawan martial arts under Ryuko Aragaki (Arakaki Seishō) at age 11; two other sources give age 12
      “Chojun Miyagi began studying Okinawan martial arts under Ryuko Aragaki at age 11.”
      — Chōjun Miyagi - Wikipedia (EN). Wikipedia (English) link history info
      “His training in karate began at the age of eleven under Ryuko Aragaki Sensei who practiced and taught Tomari-Te.”
      — Gillan, Mike. Sensei Miyagi, Chojun - IOGKF Internationallink history info
      “He began his martial arts training at the age of 12 with Aragaki Ryuko Sensei.”
      — Chōjun Miyagi - Kaizen Gojukan (IKGA)link history info
      “at age 11 he began training with Ryuko Aragaki who was a Tomari-te expert.”
      — The Creation of Goju-Ryu Karate: History Series 2-3 link history info
    • Higaonna Kanryō
      sports_martial_artsNaha-te Confirmed
      Confirmed
      EN Wikipedia explicitly states Higaonna began studying boxing from Aragaki (Arakaki) Tsuji Pechin Seisho in 1867; the JA Wikipedia and the Cabinet Office biography state he studied tōde under Arakaki Seisho from about age 17 (or 20), i.e. around 1870-1873, for about three years
      The evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.
      (1867)
      fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
      Frederico Muñoz
      Researcher, Martialis
      3 sources expand_more
      fact_check
      EN Wikipedia explicitly states Higaonna began studying boxing from Aragaki (Arakaki) Tsuji Pechin Seisho in 1867; the JA Wikipedia and the Cabinet Office biography state he studied tōde under Arakaki Seisho from about age 17 (or 20), i.e. around 1870-1873, for about three years
      “In 1867, Higaonna began to study Boxing from Aragaki Tsuji Pechin Seisho who was a fluent Chinese speaker and interpreter for the Ryūkyūan court.”
      — Higaonna Kanryō - Wikipedia (EN). Wikipedia (English)link history info
      “一説では1873年(明治6年)、20歳(17歳とも)の頃、那覇手の新垣世璋(1840年 - 1920年)に唐手を師事したとされる。[...]東恩納は新垣のもとで3年間ほど那覇手を師事した。”
      — 東恩納寛量 - Wikipedia (JA). Wikipedia (Japanese) link history info
      “東恩納は17歳頃に(20歳とも)、那覇手の大家新垣世璋(あらかき せいしょう)に唐手を師事したとされています。[...]東恩納は新垣のもとで3年間ほど那覇手を師事し”
      — 東恩納寛量 - 沖縄空手 偉人伝 (内閣府)link history info

    Sources

    Seisho Arakaki - Wikipedia (EN). Wikipedia (English)link history info
    新垣世璋 - Wikipedia (JA). Wikipedia (Japanese)link history info
    Karate Masters - Aragaki Seisho (Kata Step by Step)link history info
    Cottreau, Travis. Aragaki Seisho: Okinawan Martial Arts. USAdojolink history info
    沖縄空手の歴史 - ODKSlink history info
    Karate Master Chibana Choshin - Kata Step by Steplink history info

    Identifiers

    https://martial.is/entity/01KZBTC9RB4307G7NXYA8S3NZK
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    Cite and reuse

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    Plain text
    Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Arakaki Seishō. In Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01KZBTC9RB4307G7NXYA8S3NZK - CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
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    @incollection{martialis_01KZBTC9RB4307G7NXYA8S3NZK, author = {Muñoz, Frederico}, title = {Arakaki Seishō}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database}, year = {YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url = {https://martial.is/entity/01KZBTC9RB4307G7NXYA8S3NZK}, urldate = {ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }
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