Also known as

Kosei Nishihira · Nishihira Kosei · にしひら こうせい

Description

Okinawan martial arts master (1942-2007) of Shorin-ryu Matsumura Seito karate and kobudo, uchi-deshi and heir of Hohan Soken; internationally recognized as the heir of Grand Master Soken's Matsumura Seito lineage.

Teachers (1)

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  Soken Hōhan

  sports_martial_artsShorin-ryu Probable

  Probable

  EN Wikipedia states Nishihira studied Matsumura Seito with Hohan Soken from age 15 as an uchi-deshi and was recognised as his heir; the Hohan Soken article lists him among senior students; Wikipedia only

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

  Uchi-deshi (1957–1982)

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

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  EN Wikipedia states Nishihira studied Matsumura Seito with Hohan Soken from age 15 as an uchi-deshi and was recognised as his heir; the Hohan Soken article lists him among senior students; Wikipedia only

  “From the age of fifteen, he studied the "orthodox" karate style known as Shōrinryū Matsumura Seitō Karate with Master Hohan Sōken. The style Nishihira was taught was very difficult, and only handed down to a very few, carefully selected "uchi-deshi" (internal students).”

  — Kōsei Nishihira - Wikipedia (EN). Wikipedia (English)link history info

  “His senior students included Seiki Arakaki, Mitsuo Inoue, Hideo Nakazato, Kohama, Kohatsu, Yonashiro Masaya Kyan, Nishihira Kosei, Isao Toma, Yoshimatsu Akamine, Seijun Kina, Seizen Kinjo, Yuichi Kuda, Fusei Kise, Takaya Yabiku, Roy Suenaka”

  — Hohan Sōken - Wikipedia (EN). Wikipedia (English) link history info

Lineage

• Shorin-ryu Soken Hōhan ← Matsumura Nabe · 2 generations

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