Monument – Sensei Chibana

Sensei Choshin Chibana ( Founder Of Shorin Ryu) – @ Okinawa

The monument honoring of Sensei Chibana Choshin (Founder of Shorin Ryu). Built in 2018, when he was fifteen, Chibana Sensei became a student of Itosu Sensei and studied Karate. He named his karate as Shorin Ryu in 1933. After the battle of Okinawa during WWII, he instructed his students at the Public Hall in Shuri Yamagawa- Cho. The monument located – 1-27 Shuri Yamagawa-Cho, Okinawa – Japan.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C5%8Dshin_Chibana

September 9, 2020 0

Karate Kobujutsu Monument

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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August 11, 2020 1

Okinawa Karate Monument

BIRTHPLACE OF KARATE & KOBUJUTSU 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. Located 1-Chome Shuri Sakiyama-Cho (inside the Sakiyama Park)

MONUMENT – CHIBANA CHOSHIN Sensei ( Founder of Shorin Ryu)

Monument “Karate ni sente nashi.” – There is no first strike in Karate

The monument Honoring to Sensei Funakoshi Gichin

KYO AHAGON ZUKA (tombstone)

For the first time history of Ryukyu, the characters for “空手” were used in relation with an affair involving a man Kyo Ahagon Jikki. This is the place Where are you now Ahagon died. The Word “空手” here means empty hand fist , Ahagon was a martial expert.

OKINAWA NORML SCHOOL

In this School Karate was taught for a long time since 1906 by Sensei Yabu Kentsu . After Sensei Yabu Passing, Sensei Miyagi Chojun (1888-1953) instructed this school. and spread Karate in various areas.

***All information collected during “Karate Historical Tour” Organized by Okinawa Karate Kaikan 2020

June 18, 2020 0

Okinawa Shuri Castle Gates – 首里城

Okinawa Karate Tour 2020

Shuri Castle is a Ryukyuan gusuku castle in Shuri, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Between 1429 and 1879, it was the palace of the Ryukyu Kingdom, before becoming largely neglected. In 1945, during the Battle of Okinawa, it was almost completely destroyed. After the war, the castle was re-purposed as a university campus.

1. SHUREIMON GATE : It’s a traditional design with a very ornate roof and situated on the main entrance.

“Shurei” means “observing manners” and “a nation which observes manners” is written on the horizontal frame at the center of Shureimon Gate.
The four Chinese characters framed on the gate – Shu, rei, no, and kuni, which mean ‘Land of Propriety’ – were added to the gate long after it was built. It means “Ryukyu is a nation which respects manners”. It is a “ Beautiful Gate” representing Shuri Castle which is a World Heritage site and was built around 1527 to 1555. It was destroyed during the Pacific War but restored later in 1958.

2. KEISEIMON GATE : is a passage way for the outer castle walls in the southeast of Shurijo Castle. It’s usually functioned as a service entrance for daily commodities and it’s completed in 1546.

It was also known as “Suetsugi Ujo” . Both “Keissei” and “Suetsugi” were derived from the succession ceremonies held when a king passed away. The succeeding king would walk through the gate to make his way through Bifukumom Gate to Yohokoriden Hall in Ouchibara for the enthronement ceremony.

There is lots of gate in Shurijo castle , while Kankaimon Gate is the main entrance, Kyukeimon Gate a side gate. Keiseimon Gate is the most beautiful in Shurijo and it’s also called “Akata Ujo” as the gate faced Akata District Of Shuri. Both sides of the Gate face other in a concave shape to defend against intruders with arrows aimed from both sides.

3. ZUISEN MON; The name comes from the spring called “Ryuhi” located to the right in front of the gate. “Zuisenmon” is protected by a pair of Shisa’s as well as the “Kankai Mon”.

Its architectural style is mainland Japanese, with a red painted turret directly set on both sides of the stone gate.

4. KYUKEIMON : is also known as Hokori Ujo. Kyukeimon functioned as a service gate where mainly women passed through.

The gate was used on occasions when the king visited the temple to offer his prayers, or when he set on his journey to visit the Urasoe area and further north. The gate was constructed between 1477 and 1526 (during the reign of King Sho Shin), was restored in 1983.