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The organization that created the name "Shohei-ryū" has officially dropped the name and will return to referring to it as "Uechi-ryū." I will add a "Talk" discussion for this and other matters.
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{{Nihongo|'''Shohei-ryu'''|昭平流|Shōhei-ryū}} is a style of [[Okinawa]]n [[karate]] that is descended from [[Uechi-ryū]], and hence from [[Pangai-noon]] [[Kung Fu]].<ref name="Okinawan Karate Club">{{cite web|url=http://www.stoughtondojo.com/urkd.html|title=Okinawan Karate Club|work=Stoughtondojo.com|accessdate=2015-09-26}}</ref> Following the 1991 death of Kanei Uechi, son of Uechi-ryū founder [[Kanbun Uechi]], there was an organizational split and the directors of the Okinawa Karate-Do association officially created the name Shohei-Ryu for their organization's version of the style.<ref name="Okinawan Karate Club"/> In [[Japanese language|Japanese]] ''Shohei-ryu'' means to "shine brightly with fairness, equality, and peace". The organization's chairman is Tsutomu Nakahodo.<ref>[http://space.geocities.jp/ryukyu_kobudo/okikukai_english/english_top1.htm] {{wayback|url=http://space.geocities.jp/ryukyu_kobudo/okikukai_english/english_top1.htm |date=20100121030805 }}</ref>
{{Nihongo|'''Shohei-ryu'''|昭平流|Shōhei-ryū}} is now a former name of the style of [[Okinawa]]n [[karate]] [[Uechi-ryū]], descended from [[Pangai-noon]] [[Kung Fu]].<ref name="Okinawan Karate Club">{{cite web|url=http://www.stoughtondojo.com/urkd.html|title=Okinawan Karate Club|work=Stoughtondojo.com|accessdate=2015-09-26}}</ref> used by the Okinawan Karate Dō Association formed by some of the senior students of Kanei Uechi, son of Uechi-ryū founder [[Kanbun Uechi]] following his death in 1991. The directors of the Okinawa Karate-Dō Association officially created the name Shohei-Ryu for their organization's version of the style.<ref name="Okinawan Karate Club"/> In [[Japanese language|Japanese]] ''Shohei-ryu'' means to "shine brightly with fairness, equality, and peace". The organization's chairman is Tsutomu Nakahodo.<ref>[http://space.geocities.jp/ryukyu_kobudo/okikukai_english/english_top1.htm] {{wayback|url=http://space.geocities.jp/ryukyu_kobudo/okikukai_english/english_top1.htm |date=20100121030805 }}</ref> On September 18, 2016, the Okinawa Karate-Dō Association officially dropped the name "Shohei-ryū" to return to the name "Uechi-ryū."<ref>[http://www.okikukaihq.jp/others/ryuuhamei_henko.html]</ref>


The art is practiced internationally, with schools in North and South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia.<ref>[http://space.geocities.jp/ryukyu_kobudo/okikukai_english/english_international_dojos.html] {{wayback|url=http://space.geocities.jp/ryukyu_kobudo/okikukai_english/english_international_dojos.html |date=20110718135042 }}</ref>
The art is practiced internationally, with schools in North and South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia.<ref>[http://space.geocities.jp/ryukyu_kobudo/okikukai_english/english_international_dojos.html] {{wayback|url=http://space.geocities.jp/ryukyu_kobudo/okikukai_english/english_international_dojos.html |date=20110718135042 }}</ref>
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.okikukaihq.jp/ Okikukai] The international headquarters of Shohei and Uechi Ryu.
*[http://www.okikukaihq.jp/ Okikukai] Okinawan Karate Dō Association
*[http://space.geocities.jp/ryukyu_kobudo/okikukai_english/english_top1.htm English language version of headquarters website]
*[http://space.geocities.jp/ryukyu_kobudo/okikukai_english/english_top1.htm English language version of headquarters website]
*[http://www.stoughtondojo.com/urkd.html History] of Shohei-ryu and Uechi-ryu (brief).
*[http://www.stoughtondojo.com/urkd.html History] of Shohei-ryu and Uechi-ryu (brief).

Revision as of 21:19, 19 September 2016

Shohei-ryu
Emblem of the Okinawan Karate-do Association, which developed Shohei-ryu
Country of originOkinawa, Japan
ParenthoodPangai-noon Kung Fu
Ancestor artsUechi-ryū
Official websitewww.okikukaihq.jp
Meaning"Shine brightly with fairness, equality, and peace"

Shohei-ryu (昭平流, Shōhei-ryū) is now a former name of the style of Okinawan karate Uechi-ryū, descended from Pangai-noon Kung Fu.[1] used by the Okinawan Karate Dō Association formed by some of the senior students of Kanei Uechi, son of Uechi-ryū founder Kanbun Uechi following his death in 1991. The directors of the Okinawa Karate-Dō Association officially created the name Shohei-Ryu for their organization's version of the style.[1] In Japanese Shohei-ryu means to "shine brightly with fairness, equality, and peace". The organization's chairman is Tsutomu Nakahodo.[2] On September 18, 2016, the Okinawa Karate-Dō Association officially dropped the name "Shohei-ryū" to return to the name "Uechi-ryū."[3]

The art is practiced internationally, with schools in North and South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia.[4]

Ryuko Tomoyose (Shohei-ryu Hanshi 10th Dan) was recognized as an Intangible Cultural Asset in the Field of Okinawan Karate and Martial Arts with Weaponry by the Okinawa Prefecture in 2000.[5]

The Okikukai Emblem

"The emblem is really a composite of two symbols, one representing the old Okinawa and the other the new. The off-center circle-within-a-circle is the official prefectural symbol of Okinawa; the outer red ring represents the ocean, the inner white ring peace, and the central red sphere means development or progress. This symbol of modern Okinawa is enclosed within a symbol of the ancient Ryukyuan Kingdom consisting of three yellow waves that circle a white region. The Okinawan emblem combines symbols to represent the continuity of ancient Ryukyuan values within modern-day Okinawa, and the concentric circles motif symbolizes, variously, the eternity of Heaven and Earth, self-completion, equality, and peace. This whirling vision of justice and peace, so central to the Okikukai philosophy, is also the confident expression of the belief that the ancient Ryukyuan ethos continues and will continue to enliven Okinawan life."[6]

Kata

The kata of Shohei-ryu[7] are a superset of Uechi-ryu:

  • Sanchin
  • Kanshiwa
  • Kanshu
  • Seichin
  • Seisan
  • Seiryu
  • Garyu
  • Kanchin
  • Meikyo
  • Sanseiryu
  • Sushiho
  • Niseishi
  • Ryuko

References

  1. ^ a b "Okinawan Karate Club". Stoughtondojo.com. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
  2. ^ [1] Archived 2010-01-21 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ [2]
  4. ^ [3] Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ [4] Archived 2008-02-22 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "沖縄上地流唐手道協会". Okikukai.jp. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
  7. ^ "Kata". The Institute of Okinawan Karate-Do.
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