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Seigi Nakamura

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Seigi Nakamura
Historical photo of Seigi Nakamura
Born(1924-11-22)November 22, 1924
Okinawa, Japan
DiedMarch 25, 1999(1999-03-25) (aged 74)
Okinawa, Japan
StyleShōrin-ryū, Gōjū-ryū
Teacher(s)Shōshin Nagamine, Shinyei Kyan, Jokei Kushi
Notable studentsChokei Kishaba, Katsuhiko Shinzato, Toshihiro Oshiro, J. Eduardo Castro
WebsiteKishabaJuku.org

Seigi Nakamura was an Okinawan martial arts master who learned both the Shōrin-ryū and Gōjū-ryū styles of karate.[1]

Karate-do

Nakamura practised with Shoshin Nagamine and was also influenced by Shinyei Kyan and Jokei Kushi who were both senior students in Nagamine's dojo. For a number of years, Nakamura was the senior instructor at Nagamine's honbu dojo in Naha, Okinawa.[1]

Legacy

Nakamura profoundly influenced and inspired what is taught in Shōrin-ryū Kishaba Juku and developed and founded by his students Chokei Kishaba and Katsuhiko Shinzato.[1][2]

See also

Okinawan martial arts

References

External links

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