Shorinji Ryu Karate
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is a form of karate
derived from the teachings of Kanga Sakukawa
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Sakugawa's student Sokon Matsumura
served as security agent for the Okinawan royal family until his retirement, when he began to conduct karatedo classes at Shuri. Among his students were Anko Itosu
and Chomo Hanashiro. Hanashiro instructed Jiro Ogasawara.
Thomas Cauley, hachidan, received instruction from the Ogasawara family during many tours of military service in Japan and brought the art to the United States.
Karate
is a martial art developed in the Ryukyu Islands in what is now Okinawa, Japan. It was developed from indigenous fighting methods called and Chinese kenpō. Karate is a striking art using punching, kicking, knee and elbow strikes, and open-handed techniques such as knife-hands. Grappling, locks,...
derived from the teachings of Kanga Sakukawa
Kanga Sakukawa
, also Sakugawa Satunushi and Tode Sakugawa, was an Okinawan martial arts master and major contributor to the development of Te, the precursor to modern karate.-Karate-do:...
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History
The name Sakugawa Koshiki Shorinji-Ryu Karatedo reflects both its orthodox transmission of Sakugawa's techniques and its descent from the original Shaolin system.Sakugawa's student Sokon Matsumura
Sokon Matsumura
was one of the original karate masters of Okinawa. His life is reported variously as or or or -Early history:...
served as security agent for the Okinawan royal family until his retirement, when he began to conduct karatedo classes at Shuri. Among his students were Anko Itosu
Anko Itosu
is considered by many the father of modern karate, although this title is also often given to Gichin Funakoshi because the latter spread karate throughout Japan.- Biography :...
and Chomo Hanashiro. Hanashiro instructed Jiro Ogasawara.
Thomas Cauley, hachidan, received instruction from the Ogasawara family during many tours of military service in Japan and brought the art to the United States.