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Editorial Reviews - Okinawan Martial Artists From the Publisher Chapters: Okinawan Karateka, Okinawan Kobudoka, Shimabuku Tatsuo, Gichin Funakoshi, Motobu Choki, Anko Itosu, Chojun Miyagi, Ei'ichi Miyazato, Morio Higaonna, Kenwa Mabuni, Kanken Toyama, Matsumura Sokon, Kentsu Yabu, Eizo Shimabukuro, Seikichi Toguchi, Teruyuki Okazaki, Shoshin Nagamine, Meitatsu Yagi, Richard Rabago, Higaonna Kanryo, Meitoku Yagi, Seikichi Iha, Anko Asato, Ken Kitashiba, Kanbun Uechi, Taira Shinken, Chotoku Kyan, Zenryo Shimabukuro, Seko Higa, Kanei Uechi, Kiyohide Shinjo, Shugoro Nakazato, Kanga Sakukawa, Motobu Choyu, Pechin Higa, Seisho Arakaki, Shinpan Gusukuma, Ansei Ueshiro, Peichin Takahara, Masanobu Kikukawa, Kenyu Chinen, Katsuya Miyahira, Nakama Chozo, Choshin Chibana, Seiichi Iju, Higaonna Kanryu, Toshihiro Oshiro, Shinko Matayoshi, Kanki Izumigawa, Kosaku Matsumora. Excerpt: Shimabuku Tatsuo ( ; September 19, 1908 May 30, 1975) was the founder of Isshin-ry ("Whole Heart Style", "One Heart Way") karate. Tatsuo Shimabuku was born in Kyan village, Okinawa, on September 19, 1908. He was first born of ten children born into a farming family. By the age of 12, he had a strong desire to study the martial arts. He walked to the nearby village of Shuri a distance of 12 miles, to the home of his uncle, Shinko Ganiku, a fortuneteller. Shinkichi primarily learned to be a fortuneteller from his uncle, but also studied the rudiments of the karate that his uncle had learned while in China. Eizo Shimabukuro (b.1925) is a younger brother of Tatsuo's who also excelled in martial arts. Eizo studied under his elder brother, Tatsuo, and is said to have also studied under the same masters as Tatsuo, such as Chotoku Kyan, Choki Motobu, Chojun Miyagi, and Shinken Taira. While the older brother went on to create his own new style of karate, Eiz... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=1434158 Synopsis Chapters: Okinawan Karateka, Okinawan Kobudoka, Shimabuku Tatsuo, Gichin Funakos
