Chokei Kishaba was an Okinawan martial arts

Okinawan martial arts

Okinawan martial arts refers to the martial arts which originated among the indigenous people of Okinawa Island in Japan, most notably karate, tegumi, and Okinawan kobudō....

 master and founder of the Shōrin-ryū Kishaba Juku

Shōrin-ryū Kishaba Juku

Okinawa Karate-Dō Shōrin-ryū Kishaba Juku, also called, familiarly, Kishaba Juku, is Sensei Chokei Kishaba's private academy of the Matsubayashi-ryu style of Okinawan Karate...

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He was born October 4, 1929 in Okinawa and died in the year 2000.

Kishaba's younger brother Chogi Kishaba

Chogi Kishaba

Chogi Kishaba, also Choji Kishaba, is an Okinawan martial arts master and founder of the Ryukyu Bujutsu Kenkyu Doyukai .Kishaba's older brother, Chokei Kishaba, was also an Okinawan martial arts master.- Ryukyu Bujutsu Kenkyu Doyukai :...

 is also an Okinawan martial arts master.

Shōrin-ryū Kishaba Juku

Kishaba's senior student in Okinawa was Katsuhiko Shinzato

Katsuhiko Shinzato

Katsuhiko Shinzato is an Okinawan martial arts master and head of the Shōrin-ryū Kishaba Juku.-Life and Karate-do:Shinzato was born in Manila, in the Philippines. His father was a fisherman...

who currently heads the Kishaba Juku.

Dojos affiliated to the Kishaba Juku are located in Japan, the United States, and Slovenia. Within the United States there are dojos in California, Connecticut, Florida, Hawaii, Nebraska, New York, Oregon and Virginia.

External links

• Katsuhiko Shinzato on Okinawa BBTV
• Karate Thoughts Blog
• Hikari Dojo in Hawaii
• Timberhill Karate Club, Oregon
• Kishaba Juku, Omaha, Nebraska
• Kishaba Juku, Tallahassee, Florida
• Paris Janos Karate, Panama City, Florida
• Omine Karate Dojo, California
• FightingArts.com article, New York and Connecticut
• Virginia Shorin Ryu
• Kishaba Juku, Slovenia