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Okinawan martial arts master (born 1939), head of the Shorin-ryu Kishaba Juku since 2000; student of Shoshin Nagamine, Seigi Nakamura and Chokei Kishaba, and translator of Nagamine's The Essence of Okinawan Karate-Do.

Teachers (4)

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  Nagamine Shōshin

  linkMatsubayashi-ryu 3

  Confirmed

  EN Wikipedia states Shinzato returned to Okinawa in 1967, joined the dojo of Shoshin Nagamine, and translated Nagamine's book into English; the Omine dojo history page confirms he became Nagamine's student in 1967

  (1967)

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  2 sources

  fact_check

  EN Wikipedia states Shinzato returned to Okinawa in 1967, joined the dojo of Shoshin Nagamine, and translated Nagamine's book into English; the Omine dojo history page confirms he became Nagamine's student in 1967

  assessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  "He returned to Okinawa in 1967 where he joined the dojo of Shoshin Nagamine. Shinzato translated Nagamine's book "The Essence of Okinawan Karate-do" into the English language."

  — Katsuhiko Shinzato - Wikipedia (EN). Wikipedia (English)linkinfo

  "...later became a student of O'Sensei Shoshin Nagamine (長嶺将真), the founder of Matsubayashi Ryu Karate, in 1967."

  — Our Instructors and History - Omine Okinawa Karate & Kobudo Dojolinkhistoryinfo
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  Nakamura Seigi

  linkMatsubayashi-ryu 3

  Confirmed

  EN Wikipedia states Shinzato studied under Seigi Nakamura, who the Nakamura article names as one of the developers of the Kishaba Juku

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  1 source

  fact_check

  EN Wikipedia states Shinzato studied under Seigi Nakamura, who the Nakamura article names as one of the developers of the Kishaba Juku

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  "Shinzato also studied under Seigi Nakamura and Chokei Kishaba."

  — Katsuhiko Shinzato - Wikipedia (EN). Wikipedia (English)linkinfo
• Ki
  Kishaba Chōgi

  linkYamanni-ryu 2

  Probable

  Christopher Caile's 2024 Fighting Arts article (footnote 3) states Shinzato was a student of Chogi Kishaba (Yamani-Ryu Bojutsu); single secondary source, hence level 2

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  1 source

  fact_check

  Christopher Caile's 2024 Fighting Arts article (footnote 3) states Shinzato was a student of Chogi Kishaba (Yamani-Ryu Bojutsu); single secondary source, hence level 2

  assessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  "Katsuhiko Shinzato is the head of the Okinawan Karate-Do Shorin-Ryu Kishaba Juku. He was a student of Tsunetaka Shimabukuro, Shoshin Nagamine, Seigi Nakamura, Chokei Kishaba and Chogi Kishaba (Yamani-Ryu Bojutsu)."

  — Caile, Christopher. (2024). Okinawa's Bushi: Karate Gentlemen - Christopher Caile's Fighting Arts. FightingArts.com linkinfo
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  Kishaba Chōkei

  linkShorin-ryu Kishaba Juku 3

  Confirmed

  EN Wikipedia states Shinzato studied under Chokei Kishaba and became head of the Kishaba Juku after Kishaba's death in 2000; the Kishaba article names Shinzato as his senior student in Okinawa; in a Dnevnik newspaper interview (primary) Shinzato himself names Kishaba as "the master that has had the greatest influence on me" and explains the Kishaba Juku name

  expand_morefact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  4 sources

  fact_check

  EN Wikipedia states Shinzato studied under Chokei Kishaba and became head of the Kishaba Juku after Kishaba's death in 2000; the Kishaba article names Shinzato as his senior student in Okinawa; in a Dnevnik newspaper interview (primary) Shinzato himself names Kishaba as "the master that has had the greatest influence on me" and explains the Kishaba Juku name

  assessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  "Shinzato became the Juko Cho, i.e., the head of Shōrin-ryū Kishaba Juku, after the passing of Chokei Kishaba in the year 2000."

  — Katsuhiko Shinzato - Wikipedia (EN). Wikipedia (English)linkinfo

  "Kishaba's senior student in Okinawa was Katsuhiko Shinzato who currently heads the Kishaba Juku."

  — Chokei Kishaba - Wikipedia (EN). Wikipedia (English)linkinfo

  "The master that has had the greatest influence on me was Chokei Kishaba (1931-2000). In honor of his unique training methods, we call our study circle "Kishaba Juku" (Kishaba private school, Ed.) after his last name."

  — (2019). An Interview with Katsuhiko Shinzato - Kashiba Juku (Isshin - Concentration the Art)linkinfo

  "Sensei Shinzato is currently the head of Shorin Ryu Kishaba Juku, a focused method of study within Matsubayashi Ryu."

  — Our Instructors and History - Omine Okinawa Karate & Kobudo Dojolinkhistoryinfo

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