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Shūgorō Nakazato (仲里 周五郎, Nakazato Shūgorō, August 14, 1920 – August 24, 2016) was an Okinawan martial artist. Described as a "one punch artist" by some of his American students, Nakazato developed his karate sparring into "a fine fighting art".
Aug 24, 2016 · Shūgorō Nakazato died August 24, 2016 at the age of 96 of aspiration pneumonia. When Choshin Chibana passed away, Shugoro Nakazato inherited the leadership of Okinawan Shorin-Ryu Karate-do, thus becoming a 10th Degree Black Belt.
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Shūgorō Nakazato (仲里 周五郎 Nakazato Shūgorō, August 14, 1920 – August 24, 2016) was born in Naha city, Okinawa on August 14, 1919. At the age of 16, while attending normal school in Osaka, Japan in 1935, he began his lifelong karate study under the direction of Ishu Seiichi.
Shorin-ryu Shorinkan (小林流小林館, Shōrin-ryū Shōrinkan) is a branch of the Kobayashi Shōrin-ryū style of Okinawan karate, developed by Shūgorō Nakazato, Hanshi 10th Dan. Nakazato was a student of Chōshin Chibana. [4] After Chibana's death in 1969, Nakazato assumed the title of Vice President of the Okinawa Shorin-Ryū Karate-do ...
Shūgorō Nakazato is a Japanese martial artist. Career Described as a "one punch artist" by some of his American students, Nakazato has developed his karate sparring into a fine fighting art He has given many demonstrations on the Japanese mainland, as well as abroad.
After receiving his shihan license from Chibana in 1955, Nakazato opened his dojo at Aja, near Naha, calling it Nakazato Dojo. In the same year, Nakazato resumed bojutsu training, this time under Seiro Tonaki's teacher's son, Masami Chinen, with whom he stayed until 1958.
Shūgorō Nakazato (仲里 周五郎, Nakazato Shūgorō, August 14, 1920 – August 24, 2016) was an Okinawan martial artist. Described as a "one punch artist" by some of his American students, Nakazato developed his karate sparring into "a fine fighting art".
