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Okinawan karateka of Shuri-te, of Shuri, Naha; disciple of Kiyuna Pechin and one of Shoshin Nagamine's early teachers (1928).

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  Nagamine Shōshin

  linkShuri-te 3

  Confirmed

  Nagamine's own autobiography states he became Taro Shimabukuro's disciple in March 1928 in Shuri, one year his senior; corroborated by the ODKS tourism page and the Goodin article (Shimabuku Taro referred him to Arakaki Ankichi)

  (1928)

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

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  fact_check

  Nagamine's own autobiography states he became Taro Shimabukuro's disciple in March 1928 in Shuri, one year his senior; corroborated by the ODKS tourism page and the Goodin article (Shimabuku Taro referred him to Arakaki Ankichi)

  assessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  "After graduation in March, 1928, I started a full-scale practice, becoming the disciple of Mr. Taro Shimabokuro of Shuri City, who was senior of me by one year."

  — Nagamine, Shoshin. A Short Autobiography of Grandmaster Shoshin Nagaminelinkinfo

  "...then Taro Shimabukuro of Shuri-te, and ultimately Ankichi Aragaki, a disciple of Kyan Chotoku."

  — Shui/Tumai-di: Nagamine Shoshin Honoring Monument - Okinawa Karate Tourismlinkinfo

  "Two years later, he traveled to Shuri to study under Shimabuku Taro, who soon referred him to the youthful Arakaki Ankichi."

  — Goodin, Charles C.. (2021). Nagamine Shoshin: Karate and Zen as Onelinkinfo

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