- Shūgorō Nakazato
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Shūgorō Nakazato Born August 14, 1919
Samukawa Village, Shuri, Okinawa, Japan[1]Residence Naha, Okinawa, Japan Style Shōrin-ryū Shorinkan Teacher(s) Chōshin Chibana, Seiichi Iju, Masami Chinen, Seiro Tonaki[2] Rank Hanshi, 10th Dan Notable students Nobeyuki Oshiro,[3] Minoru Nakazato,[2] Pat Haley[4] Website Karate Shorinkan Shūgorō Nakazato (仲里 周五郎 Nakazato Shūgorō, born August 14, 1919) is a Japanese martial artist. Described as a "one punch artist" by some of his American students, Nakazato has developed his karate sparring into a fine fighting art.[1] He has several large photographs of himself on his dojo wall, and has given many demonstrations on the Japanese mainland, as well as abroad. He has "many well-known students in the USA" including Tadashi Yamashita, "who taught nunchaku techniques to the late Bruce Lee".[1]
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Training
He first started karate training in 1935 under Seiichi Iju (a former student of Shinpan Shiroma) at Minato ward, Sakai City, Osaka, staying with him until 1940. At the same time (i.e. 1936-1940), Nakazato trained in the kobudo weapons bo, sai, nunchaku, tonfa and nichokama, under Seiro Tonaki who was only a little older than himself and had at one time been a student of Sanda Chinen.[1]
Next, Nakazato entered the Japanese army, where he taught bayonet and military discipline to new recruits on the mainland. At the war's end, he returned to Okinawa to become a student of Chosin Chibana, whom he considered to be the "most eminent karate master of that time".[1]
In 1951 Nakazato opened a dojo in conjunction with Chibana which he called, fittingly enough, The Chibana Dai Ichi Dojo. Then in 1955, after receiving his shihan license from Chibana, Nakazato opened his present dojo at Aja, near Naha, calling it The Shorin-ryu Shorinkan, Nakazato Dojo. In the same year, Nakazato resumes bojutsu training, this time under Seiro Tonaki's teacher's son, Masami Chinen, with whom he stayed until 1958.[1]
Kata
Nakazato teaches the karate katas: Kihon Kata Ichi, Kihon Kata Ni, Kihon Kata San, Fukyu Kata Ichi, Fukyu Kata Ni, Fukyu Kata San, Fukyu Kata Yon, Fukyu Kata Go, Naihanchi Shodan, Naihanchi Nidan, Naihanchi Sandan, Pinan Shodan, Pinan Nidan, Pinan Sandan, Pinan Yondan, Pinan Godan, Passai Sho, Passai Dai, Kusanku Sho, Kusanku Dai, and Gojushiho. Nakazato has also created multiple weapons kata as well as the open hand form, Gorin Kata.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Okinawan Karate, Second Edition, by Mark Bishop, p. 101, ISBN 0-8048-3205-6
- ^ a b Okinawan Karate, Second Edition, by Mark Bishop, p. 102, ISBN 0-8048-3205-6
- ^ Kobukan Martial Arts Federation - Dojo Lineage
- ^ Haley's Martial Arts
External links
Categories:- Okinawan karateka
- 1919 births
- Living people
- People from Naha
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