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Description

Okinawan karate master (1909-1969), founder of Shorin-ryu Seibukan karate; student of Chotoku Kyan.

Teachers (1)

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  Kyan Chōtoku

  linkShorin-ryu 3

  Confirmed

  The official Seibukan history states Shimabukuro knocked on Kyan's door in 1935 and studied Kyan's Shorin-ryu until Kyan's death in 1945; the EN Wikipedia gives 1932-1945 and the Shuriway biography describes him as Kyan's foremost disciple with ten years of private training

  (1935-1945)

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  3 sources

  fact_check

  The official Seibukan history states Shimabukuro knocked on Kyan's door in 1935 and studied Kyan's Shorin-ryu until Kyan's death in 1945; the EN Wikipedia gives 1932-1945 and the Shuriway biography describes him as Kyan's foremost disciple with ten years of private training

  assessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  "昭和10年、当時沖縄県読谷村の比謝川湖畔に住んでおられた沖縄空手の大家チャンミーグヮーこと喜屋武朝徳先生の門を叩き空手道に入る。"

  — 少林流聖武館歴史 - 国際沖縄少林流聖武館空手道協会 linkinfo

  "He began his training with Kyan in 1932, but trained with him until Kyan's death in 1945, excluding the years during World War II, when karate instruction had ceased."

  — Zenryō Shimabukuro - Wikipedia (EN). Wikipedia (English)linkinfo

  "Master Zenryo Shimabukuro... was the foremost disciple of Sensei Chotoku Kyan... After completing 10 years of Karate as a private student under the great Master Chotoku Kyan, he began teaching."

  — Zenryo Shimabukuro - Seibukan Shorin-Ryu (Shuriway). International Shuriway Karate & Kobudo Societylinkinfo

Ranks (1)

• linkSeibukan

  military_tech10 dan 3

  Confirmed

  The official Seibukan history states Shimabukuro was awarded the title of Hanshi 10th dan by the All-Okinawa Karate Federation in 1967; the EN Wikipedia records a 10th dan red belt in 1964 instead

  Dan-Kyu System (1967 (昭和４２年))

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  1 source

  fact_check

  The official Seibukan history states Shimabukuro was awarded the title of Hanshi 10th dan by the All-Okinawa Karate Federation in 1967; the EN Wikipedia records a 10th dan red belt in 1964 instead

  assessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  "昭和４２年、沖縄空手道連盟が結成されるとともに副会長に推され、同連盟より範士十段の称号を授与。"

  — 少林流聖武館歴史 - 国際沖縄少林流聖武館空手道協会 linkinfo

Honors (1)

• receipt_longHanshi 10th DanHanshi 3

  Confirmed

  The official Seibukan history states Shimabukuro was awarded the title of Hanshi 10th dan by the All-Okinawa Karate Federation in 1967; the EN Wikipedia records a 10th dan red belt in 1964 instead

  Title (1967 (昭和４２年))

  expand_morefact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  1 source

  fact_check

  The official Seibukan history states Shimabukuro was awarded the title of Hanshi 10th dan by the All-Okinawa Karate Federation in 1967; the EN Wikipedia records a 10th dan red belt in 1964 instead

  assessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  "昭和４２年、沖縄空手道連盟が結成されるとともに副会長に推され、同連盟より範士十段の称号を授与。"

  — 少林流聖武館歴史 - 国際沖縄少林流聖武館空手道協会 linkinfo

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