Matsubayashi-ryū

Style of karate
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Matsubayashi-ryu (Shorin-ryu)
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Date founded1947
Country of originOkinawa, Japan
FounderO-sensei Shōshin Nagamine
Arts taughtKarate, Kobudō
Ancestor schoolsTomari-te, Shuri-te, Shōrin-ryū
PractitionersTakayoshi Nagamine Soke (deceased), Masao Shima, Eihachi Ota.

Matsubayashi-Ryū (松林流), is a style of Okinawan karate founded in 1947 by Shōshin Nagamine (1907–1997) (an Okina Sensei[1]). Its curriculum includes 18 kata, seven two-man yakusoku kumite (pre-arranged sparring) routines, and kobudō (weapons) practice.[2]

Nagamine named his style in honor of the two most important masters that his teachings were based upon: Sōkon Matsumura of Shuri-te,[3] and Kosaku Matsumora of Tomari-te.[4] He chose to name the school using the first kanji characters from both master's names Matsu (松) and the style is pronounced in Japanese "Matsubayashi".[5][6] Matsubayashi-ryū is a style of Shōrin-ryū and the terms Matsubayashi-ryū and Shōrin-ryū can be used interchangeably.[5] Normally, the style is referred to as Shōrin-ryū, but when a definite distinction is required between the other styles of the Shōrin-ryū family (Kobayashi Shōrin-ryū, Shōbayashi Shōrin-ryū and Matsumura Seito Hohan Sōken) then it is called Matsubayashi-ryū.[7] Nagamine also credited Motobu Chōki as the teacher who inspired his seven Yakusoku Kumite Forms.

Matsubayashi-ryū is one of the better-documented traditional karate styles, owing to Nagamine's book, The Essence of Okinawan Karate-dō.[8] as well as Tales of Okinawa's Great Masters.[9] Takayoshi Nagamine

After the death of Nagamine O Sensei in 1997, many of his senior students formed their own organisations to teach Matsubayashi-ryū. In the years following Nagamine Soke, continued to lead the organization, but was unable to get unification, due to politics within the organization. Since 2012, Yoshitaka Taira has been the association president. There are now, many other organizations which are continuing the teachings of O Sensei outside of the WMKA.

Kata

Kata are sets of moves in Karate and are considered the most important part of the Matsubayashi-ryu style.

Ranks

These are the ranks as set out by the World Matsubayashi-ryu (Shorin-ryu) Karate-Do Association (WMKA) and the Kodokan Nagamine Karate Dojo (World Honbu).

Mudansha

Yudansha

Shogo Titles

Major Organizations of Matsubayashi-ryu

After the passing of the Matsubayashi-ryu founder, Shoshin Nagamine, in 1997 many practitioners of Matsubayashi-ryu Karate-do were affiliated with the Nagamine Honbu Dojo and the Okinawan Matsubayashi-ryu Karate-do Federation.

Well-known Matsubayashi-Ryu Practitioners

Ranks and honorifics have been excluded from the list for simplicity.

Okinawa

United States

Canada

Ireland

Spain

Norway

Netherlands

References

  1. ^ * "World Matsubayashi-Ryu (Shorin-Ryu) Karate-Do Association". - accessed 2020-03-10
    • content attached to article using semantic "..."O'Sensei" means a venerable teacher...", used to source "Okina": FightingArts.com, eCommunities LLC - accessed 2020-03-10
    Bibliographical:
    • "Matsubayashi" sourced @ Ennja - Matsubayashi (Promises EP), published by "Future Collection" - YouTube - accessed 2020-03-10
  2. ^ ^ Okinawan Karate: Teachers, Styles and Secret Techniques. ISBN 0-8048-3205-6, page 86.
  3. ^ "Shuri-te Lineage". Archived from the original on 2009-09-04. Retrieved 2011-01-17.
  4. ^ "Tomari-te Lineage". Archived from the original on 2009-08-01. Retrieved 2010-02-15.
  5. ^ a b Nagamine, Shoshin. Essence of Okinawan Karate-Do. Page 22.
  6. ^ ^"首里手系 Shuri-Te Group(11/15)｜沖縄空手古武道道場一覧". Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2011-03-16.
  7. ^ ^ Nagamine, Shoshin. Essence of Okinawan Karate-Do. Page 23.
  8. ^ Nagamine, Shoshin (15 September 1998). The Essence of Okinawan Karate-dō. ISBN 0-8048-2110-0.
  9. ^ Nagamine, Shoshin (2000). Tales of Okinawa's Great Masters. ISBN 0-8048-2089-9.
  10. ^ https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-simple-man-bill-george/1134879665
  11. ^ https://www.youtube.com/@senseicarbonara5515/about
  12. ^ https://goodmenproject.com/ethics-values/the-good-life-remembering-sensei/
  13. ^ a b ^ "History of Matsubayashi - Yarnall Dojo". Archived from the original on 2012-03-23. Retrieved 2012-02-21.

Sources

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1653464062 "A Simple Man" Takayoshi Nagamine

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