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Hohan Soken: The Life of a Grand Master

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Alexander, George W.. Hohan Soken: The Life of a Grand Master

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Soken Hōhan
1889 – 1982 · Nishihara

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George W. Alexander's article on Hohan Soken (1889-1982), based on an interview conducted September 10, 1978. Born May 25, 1889 in Gaja Village, Nishihara City; founder of Matsumura Seito Shorin Ryu. States the Matsumura family lineage passed from Matsumura Sokon to his grandson Nabe Matsumura (1860-1920), and that Soken began training at thirteen in 1902 under his uncle Nabe Matsumura, his uncle's only student; after ten years of basic training began learning hakutsuru in 1912 at twenty-three. Also trained with Kenwa Mabuni and Gokenki (white crane), and studied weaponry under Komesu Ushi-no-Tanmei and Mantaka Tsuken. Moved to Buenos Aires in 1924, returning to Okinawa in 1952.

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Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Hohan Soken: The Life of a Grand Master. In Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01KZH9CVME1HC9XQTPH42B96FP - CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
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