The monument Built in 2018. A monument praising To-di Sakugawa (Sakugawa Kanga). The monument dedicated to the birthplace of Shuri-Te with Sensei Sakugawa Kango as forefather. As masters of Shuri-te who tracer their lineage to Sakugawa, the names of expert such as Matsumura Soken, Asato Anko, Itosu Anko among others are engraved on the monument. The monument located 1-Chome Shuri Sakiyama-Cho ( inside the Sakiyama Park)
The father of Okinawan Karate, Master Kanga Sakugawa was born in Shuri, Okinawa in 1733. In 1750, Mster Sakukawa began his training as a student of an Okinawan monk, Peichin Takahara. After six years of training, Takahara suggested that Master Sakugawa train under Master Kusanku, a Chinese master in Ch’uan Fu. Master Sakugawa spent the next six years training with Kusanku and began to spread what he learned to Okinawa in 1762. He became such an expert that people gave him, as his nickname, “Tode” Sakugawa (“Chinese Hand”). His most famous student, Matsumura Sokon, went on to develop Shuri-te which later developed into Shorin-ryu style of karate.
Master Sakugawa also called the father Okinawan Karate, is considered by many to be Okinawan’s first real karate teacher and author of of the first Dojo Kun https://g.co/kgs/LWEZ3J. He created the Sakugawa no Kun, a bo Kata.
Photo : Photo Taken on 2020 and All information collected during “Karate Historical Tour” Organized by Okinawa Karate Kaikan 2020
Source : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sakugawa_Kanga.
Source: Lineage from Books – Secret of Uechi Ryu Karate by Sensei. Alan Dollar
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