Also known as
Shinpan Gusukuma · Shinpan Shiroma · Shiroma Shinpan · ぐすくま しんぱん
Description
Okinawan martial artist (1890-1954) who studied Shorin-ryu under Ankō Itosu and Naha-te under Higaonna Kanryō; co-established Shito-ryu with Kenwa Mabuni, founding the Okinawan branch of the style and serving as president of the Shinpan Shiroma Shito-ryu Preservation Society.
Teachers (2)
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Itosu Ankōsports_martial_artsShuri-te ConfirmedConfirmedEN Wikipedia states Gusukuma began the study of karate with Anko Itosu at the age of thirteen; corroborated by his student Seikichi Iha's Fighting Arts interview describing Gusukuma's Itosu-derived lineageThe evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.(1903)
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2 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkEN Wikipedia states Gusukuma began the study of karate with Anko Itosu at the age of thirteen; corroborated by his student Seikichi Iha's Fighting Arts interview describing Gusukuma's Itosu-derived lineage“Among his students were Yoki Uema (1920 - 2011, founder of Shorin-Ryu Shubukan), Seiichi Iju (who was the first teacher of Shuguro Nakazato, the founder of Shorin-Ryu Shorinkan, and who taught the latter the kata Gojushiho), Seitoku Ishikawa (1925 - 2013) and Seikichi Iha (born in 1932).”
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Higaonna Kanryōsports_martial_artsNaha-te ProbableProbableEN Wikipedia states Gusukuma began training with Kanryo Higaonna in 1908, along with Kenwa MabuniThe evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.(1908)
Lineage
- Shuri-te Itosu Ankō Matsumura Sōkon · 2 generations
- Naha-te Higaonna KanryōArakaki Seishō · 2 generations
Students (3)
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Iju Seiichisports_martial_artsShito-ryu ConfirmedConfirmedEN Wikipedia states Iju studied Shito-ryu karate as a student of Shinpan Gusukuma; corroborated by the Iha article on Gusukuma (listing Iju among his students) and the Gojushiho lineage and Piemonte studies (Iju learned Gojushiho from Gusukuma)The evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.
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4 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkEN Wikipedia states Iju studied Shito-ryu karate as a student of Shinpan Gusukuma; corroborated by the Iha article on Gusukuma (listing Iju among his students) and the Gojushiho lineage and Piemonte studies (Iju learned Gojushiho from Gusukuma)“Among his students were Yoki Uema (1920 - 2011, founder of Shorin-Ryu Shubukan), Seiichi Iju (who was the first teacher of Shuguro Nakazato, the founder of Shorin-Ryu Shorinkan, and who taught the latter the kata Gojushiho), Seitoku Ishikawa (1925 - 2013) and Seikichi Iha (born in 1932).”
“Another Gusukuma student, Seiichi Iju, handed down a longer version instead. This version is similar, and corresponds in enbusen and other typical details, to that transmitted by Chozo Nakama, and is now practiced in the Shorinkan Shorin-ryu school under the name of Iju Gojushiho.”
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Iha Seikichisports_martial_artsShidokan ConfirmedConfirmedFighting Arts interview states Iha was accepted as a formal student of Shinpan Gusukuma in 1950 and trained with him for four years; the EN Wikipedia article on Gusukuma also names him as a studentThe evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.(1950–1954)
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2 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkFighting Arts interview states Iha was accepted as a formal student of Shinpan Gusukuma in 1950 and trained with him for four years; the EN Wikipedia article on Gusukuma also names him as a student -
Arakaki Ankichisports_martial_artsShorin-ryu ConfirmedConfirmedEN Wikipedia states Arakaki began his training in karate quite young with Shinpan Gusukuma, his teacher at primary school; corroborated by the Gaudion essay, the Shorin-Ryu Romania history and the Shima Karate biographyThe evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.
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4 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkEN Wikipedia states Arakaki began his training in karate quite young with Shinpan Gusukuma, his teacher at primary school; corroborated by the Gaudion essay, the Shorin-Ryu Romania history and the Shima Karate biography
Sources
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Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Gusukuma Shinpan. In Martialis: Martial
Arts Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01KZC7XZAR5RWRTRZP0T6R1YG4 - CC
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title = {Gusukuma Shinpan}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage
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{https://martial.is/entity/01KZC7XZAR5RWRTRZP0T6R1YG4}, urldate =
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