Also known as

Yamani Usumei · Yamane Tanmei

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  Chinen Masami

  sports_martial_artsOkinawan Kobudō Probable

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  EN Wikipedia states Chinen formed Yamani-ryu and named it after Sanra Chinen, also a teacher of bojutsu - implying Sanra was his teacher; Motobu Naoki's article confirms Sanra as the Yamane-ryu founder and Masami (his grandson) as head of the family after the war.

  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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  EN Wikipedia states Chinen formed Yamani-ryu and named it after Sanra Chinen, also a teacher of bojutsu - implying Sanra was his teacher; Motobu Naoki's article confirms Sanra as the Yamane-ryu founder and Masami (his grandson) as head of the family after the war.

  “Chinen named the style after his father Sanra Chinen who was also a teacher of Bōjutsu and known as Yamani Usumei and Yamane Tanmei.”

  — Masami Chinen - Wikipedia (EN). Wikipedia (English) link history info

  “知念翁は棒術の達人として名高い知念三良（ちねんさんら）のことである。[...]知念三良の棒術流派は山根流と呼ばれている。戦後は孫の知念正美が家元を務めていた。”

  — Motobu, Naoki. (2023). Forgotten Masters of Karate - Motobu Naoki (note.com)link info

  “Masami Chinen was the last member of the Chinen family to teach the art. Upon the death of Masami Chinen, the Chinen family passed the title of Soke [...] to his student, Chogi Kishaba”

  — Yamanni Chinen Ryu Kobujutsu - Houston Karate link history info

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