- Shinpan Gusukuma
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name = Shinpan Gusukuma
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other_names = Shinpan Shiroma
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birth_date = 1890
birth_place = Taira Village (Taira-cho), Shuri, Okinawa, Japan
death_date = 1954
death_place = Naminoue-gu,Naha, Okinawa , Japan [ [http://www.ihadojo.com/Origins/index.htm Origins of Beikoku Shido-kan] ] [ [http://www.northwest-koryukan.com/chronology.htm Northwest Koryukan Chronology] ]
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martial_art =Shito-ryu
teacher =Anko Itosu , Kanryo Higaonna
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students =Arakaki Ankichi [ [http://www.msisshinryu.com/masters/arakaki Ankichi Arakaki] ] ,Seikichi Iha ,Seiichi Iju [ [http://www.shorinryushorinkan.com/hanshi2.htm Okinawan Shorin-ryu Shorinkan Karate] ]
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footnotes =Shinpan Gusukuma (1890-1954), also known as Shinpan Shiroma by the Japanese, was an Okinawan martial artist who studied
Shorin-ryu karate as a student ofAnko Itosu . Gusukuma also trained under Kanryo Higaonna in theNaha-te style. Gusukuma went on to establishShito-ryu with his friend,Kenwa Mabuni . [ [http://shotokan2007.tripod.com/id8.html History of martial arts] ] [ [http://www.kokoro-karate.com/index.cfm?page=14 Maryland Shido-Kan Shorin Ryu Karate Lineage] ]References
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