Shōrin-ryū Shōrinkan

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Shōrin-ryū Shōrinkan

Shōrin-ryū Shōrinkan
Date founded	1975
Country of origin	Okinawa, Japan
Founder	Shūgorō Nakazato
Current head	[1]
Arts taught	Karate
Ancestor schools	shuri-te[2] Kobayashi Shorin-ryū
Descendant schools	Suikendo Shorin Ryu[3] Shorin-ryu Reihokan Shorin-ryu Shobukan
Official website	shorinkanfamilykarate.com

Shorin-ryu Shorinkan (小林流小林館, Shōrin-ryū Shōrinkan) is a branch of the Kobayashi Shorin-ryū style of Okinawan Karate, developed by Shūgorō Nakazato, Hanshi 10th Dan. Nakazato was a student of Choshin Chibana.^[4] After Chibana's death in 1969, Nakazato assumed the title of Vice President of the Okinawa Shorin-Ryū Karate-do Association. In November 1975, Nakazato resigned from this association and formed the Okinawa Karate-do Shorin-Ryū Shorinkan Association.^[5]

In the United States the senior teachers are Noel Smith^[6] (8th dan) and Eddie Bethea.^[7] Both Mr. Smith and Mr. Bethea trained directly under Sensei Shugoro Nakazato in the early 1960s, both have firsthand knowledge and exposure to his teachings, philosophies and concepts of karate. In the early years seven of Shugoro Nakazato's black belts returned to the US to spread Okinawan Shorin-ryu to the States; they are referred to as the Original 7.^[8]

North America SHORINKAN Lineage[]

This Lineage chart only reflects the Original 7 Black Belts from Shugoro Nakzato and their Kyoshis

North American Shorin-ryu Shorinkan Lineage chart

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References[]

External links[]

• United States Shorin-ryu Shorinkan website (Official North American Website. Senior North American Kyoshi Noel Smith
• Shorinkan

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