Shimabuku's most important lessons were practical applications from karate street fighting techniques and Motobu's version of Naihanchi kata. In the year Shimabuku traveled to the Philippines, he stayed there for two years. According to Shinsho Shimabuku Tatsuo's second born son his father gave karate lessons to a theater group there. Prior to Japan becoming involved in World War II, in , he went to Osaka where he worked as a general supervisor until At the time Shimabuku went back to Okinawa to get his family and take then to Kyushu, Japan, to protect them from the watt.
Since then he earned his living as a farmer. One year after the 'Battle of Okinawa' , he brought his family back to Okinawa. From age 39 Tatsuo starts giving karate lessons. After he called his style Sun Nu Su Karate after the nickname he received from the mayor of Chan. In Tatsuo's family there was a dance called Sun nu su, which means "Son of old man".
At a special gathering first publicly announced January 16th , with his students held at January 15th he declared that his style of karate should be called Isshin-Ryu Karate. Isshin-Ryu means; one-heart or one-mind method. Isshin-Ryu stems from three different martial arts. Shimabuku analysed and perfected all Kata, techniques and applications learned from diverse teachers. He took what he regarded the best and most effective out of Shorin-Ryu, Goju-Ryu and Kobudo and formed a new system.
Shimabuku had developed a karate system with fast, direct and powerful punches and kicks, without every superfluous movement. He replaced the traditional twist punch with the trademark of Isshin-Ryu; the vertical punch. A punch with a vertical fist is faster and had more impact. In a real fight -in many other styles learned - a horizontal fist is frequently replaced with the more effective and faster vertical fist as you can see in a boxing match. Tatsuo instructed the people of Okinawa and also many American soldiers, who were stationed in Okinawa after the war.
In he started to use the Agena Dojo, giving him the opportunity to be nearer to the American bases. Because of that Shimabuku became one of the first professional karate teachers. Tatsuo Shimabuku learned in the years to Kobudo old weapon arts from Taira Shinken — to deepen his knowledge in this fighting art. Many American marines, who trained with Shimabuku, brought Isshin-Ryu karate over the ocean and were important for Isshin-Ryu karate's growth and popularity worldwide.
In the following years many international organisations were founded. This happened because of disagreement or contradictory interests. Some of these organisations are. On the 30th of May , Tatsuo Shimabuku died of a stroke. Let us remember him and honour with good Isshin-Ryu Karate! Subpages 1 : Megami Patch. His parents were farmers and Tatsuo helped them on the farm. Log in. Install the app. Contact us. Close Menu. JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly. You should upgrade or use an alternative browser. Master Angi Uezu vs. Master Kichiro Shimabuku. Thread starter scottie Start date May 4, I just read that after he returned from College, Kichiro Shimabuku founder's eldest son came back and started a new orginzation and started studying Isshinryu.
I think because of the family the disagreement was kept silant? Does any one know more history? I also know that true to history Kichiro Shimabuku was to take over the art after his father passed away, but I have heard that he was not the best artist or had he spent as much time with Tatsuo Shimabuku the Founder ,as Angi Uezu, however Uezu stayed as long as he could. Bill Mattocks Sr. Grandmaster MTS Alumni. I don't know. I had heard that Master Uezu was Master Shimabuku's original choice, but that there was pressure to pick his own son instead.
I consider myself very fortunate indeed. Joined Nov 7, Messages 5, Reaction score Depends on whether you even think blood should be a qualification for leadership of the system. It is my understanding that there are Americans who are senior to even Mr.
Uezu as they attained their BB when he reportedly was still a green and before Mr. Kichiro Shimabuko even started training. Who had more face time with Tatuso Shimbabuko and presumably was passed as much of his information as possible?
No one really knows. I don't hold it out of the question that this might an American, the familial relationships of the two Okinawans notwithstanding. I understand Angi Uezu is retired from karate entirely and no longer teaches or trains.
Thanks that is kinda my thought. Bill Mattocks said:. Click to expand I guess thats right as well. I vote Master Mitchum. I Know Master Uezu is 75 years old. If that makes any since at all. Master Seiber is awesome and I quite often hear him talk about Master Harrill and how great he was.
I have been lucky enough to meet Master Mitchum one time. Hope all is well for you sir. Joined Mar 20, Messages 3, Reaction score That's a very politically loaded question. Yes, Kichiro was Tatsuo's son, but Angi was his son-in-law so it wasn't as if it was totally outside of the family.
Many of the original Marine students have discounted both of these men as successors and claim that they have been in Isshinryu longer than them and actually trained them while stationed in Okinawa. Ciso, Tatsuo's 2nd son was very supportive of AJ Advincula as carrying on his father's tradition. Advincula spends alot of time "debunking" alot of the myths surrounding Isshinryu and who lays claim to what.
He was one of the first group of Marines that studied. Scottie: You were never disrespectful, and I appreciate your post. It's well-written, and it lets me know where you're coming from. That's what I was looking for, the context behind the statement. Thanks for the heads up on the association changes as well.
You weren't being a butthole as you put it. I know they move around a lot, and I haven't been able to keep up with all of them lately, like the last few years. It's my fault for not being better informed. A job, an engagement, and wedding planning has taken up enough time. Life has a tendency to do that to you haha. Smith, Mr. Mattocks, I agree with the way things are done at your dojos.
I like the fact that Isshinryu can grow, and it doesn't have to be preserved in a glass jar. I think that was the original intention. I said in another post that Shimabuku was a tinkerer. He loved to mess around with things, which is where all the variation comes from.
We should also mess around with things as we gain experience. My post was to get a few responses about what state Isshinryu is in today, because there's a lot going on with it. With all the associations, politically motivated moves, etc. I think concentrating on who your teachers are and what they bring to your Karate is the most important thing.
I also believe that the "real" Isshinryu is whatever you have learned from a qualified instructor regardless of association. It doesn't matter who your lineage goes back to, because lineages get lost or confused in time, but the martial art sticks around. None of us know who really started putting together things like kata, or who decided to pick up sai for the first time, but those things are still around, and we still train with them, so who did it first no longer matters.
Politics aside, I can say after viewing some video of AJ Advincula performing Seisan today, that he does many of the same things that are done in Goju-ryu. Advincula Sensei obviously needs no compliments from me, but I think his karate is strong and it is obviously Okinawan, if that makes a difference to anyone.
Joined Mar 20, Messages 3, Reaction score Bill Mattocks said:. I think the differences are fairly minor, from what I've seen. I do note that the kata are often taught in different order we do Sanchin as our first kata , and with regard to Sanchin, some do it 'Goju-Ryu' style and some do it 'Isshin-Ryu' style.
We do both, but most often the Goju way. We're told it is out of respect for Goju-Ryu from whence we got that particular kata. From other Isshinryu stylists, I think that there is a wide divergence in some aspects. For example, almost everyone says that Isshinryu is characterized by the vertical fist, yet there are some lineages and schools that teach and use the horizontal twisting punch as well.
Another example is that Isshinryu always uses the muscle portion of the arm to block with, but there are some schools that use a "bone block" instead.
Some schools insist that all Isshinryu punches are immediately snapped back after the strike, yet others say that it is only done in Seisan kata and the punch is a vertical thrust and is not retracted immediately on contact. So I guess it depends on how we define the "minor" differences and how it effects the overall strategy and approach. It really gets into "What makes a style unique?
Many people on Okinawa consider Isshinryu not a seperate style like we do over here in the US, but a substyle of Shorin-Ryu. And further, what really does set Isshinryu apart? I have seen Advincula's video series on the kata. For me, it would have to be the distinctive method of blocking and punching along with the kata modifications Shimabuku made. The students Shimabuku taught before he made his changes and left him during his karate transition could probably be labeled accurately as 'shorin-ryu' people as they did not accept his evolution in technique.
Someone correct me if I am wrong, but these earlier students would not have received much if any of the knowledge Shimabuku learned from Miyagi Chojun. Last edited: Aug 24, You must log in or register to reply here. Isshinryu Variations Previous Thread. On the theory of countering locks and projections Next Thread. Similar threads S. Master Angi Uezu vs. Master Kichiro Shimabuku. Replies 14 Views 10K. May 8, Brandon Fisher.
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