Matsubayashi-ryū

Matsubayashi-ryu (Shorin-ryu)

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Date founded 1947
Country of origin Okinawa Prefecture Okinawa, Japan
Founder Osensei Shōshin Nagamine
Arts taught Karate, Kobudō
Ancestor schools Tomari-te, Shuri-te
Official website www.matsubayashi-ryu.com

Matsubayashi-ryū (松林流), is a style of Okinawan karate founded in 1947 by Shōshin Nagamine (1907–1997). Its curriculum includes 18 kata, seven two-man yakusoku kumite (prearranged sparring) routines, and kobudō (weapons) practice. Matsubayashi-ryu is one of the four main styles of karate on Okinawa today, and was one of the styles represented when the Okinawa Karate-do Federation was founded. It included the styles: Goju-ryu, Uechi-ryu, Shorin-ryu, and Matsubayashi-ryu.[1]

Sensei Nagamine named his style in honor of the two most important masters that his teachings were based upon, Sōkon Matsumura of Shuri-te[2] and Kosaku Matsumora of Tomari-te.[3] 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".

Shuri-te is divided into three styles, two are called Shorin-Ryu and a third is called Matsubayashi-Ryu.[4][5] Matsubayashi-Ryu is a style of Shorin-Ryu and the terms Matsubayashi-Ryu and Shorin-Ryu can be used interchangeably.[6] Normally, the style is referred to as Shorin-Ryu but when a definite distinction is required between the other styles of the Shorin-Ryu family (Kobayashi-Ryu, Shobayashi-Ryu and Matsumura Seito Hohan Sōken) then it is called Matsubayashi-Ryu.[7]

Shoshin Nagamine also credited Motobu Chōki as the teacher who inspired his seven Yakusoku kumite forms. Until his death in 2012, the official Matsubayashi-ryū organization was run by Shōshin Nagamine's son, Takayoshi Nagamine. However there are many schools teaching Matsubayashi-ryū that are separately affiliated with the Nagamine dojo. A new kata, Fukyugata San, was developed in 1960 by Ueshiro sensei and is performed in his association's schools, however it is not included in the general kata for Matsubayashi -ryu.

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]

After the death of Shoshin Nagamine in 1997, many of his senior students formed their own organisations to teach Matsubayashi-ryu. After Shoshin Nagamine the following people were the successors to this organisation:

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 all practitioners of Matsubayashi-ryu Karate-do were affiliated with the Nagamine Honbu Dojo and the Okinawan Matsubayashi-ryu Karate-do Federation. After the passing of Shoshin Nagamine, some students decided to form their own organisations. The Major organizations in the USA are the WSKF, the NAMKA and the World Matsubayashi-ryu (Shorin-ryu) Karate-Do Association (WMKA).

Well-known Matsubayashi-Ryu Practitioners

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

Okinawa

United States

Terry Maccarrone title kancho Shorinryu Karate USA Ueshiro-ha most active karate USA sensei and sport karate promoter 6th Dan Matsubayashi 1995 7th Dan Kyoshi Kodansha 1992 8th Dan Kyoshi/ Kancho 2002 6th Dan Renshi IMAF USA 1986 5th Dan Renshi Okinawan Kobudo 1984 Professor at St Joseph's College Patchogue 27 years USKK ny state director 1995 USAMA LifeMember 2013

Canada

Spain

Norway

Notes

  1. ↑ ^ Bishop, Mark. Okinawan Karate: Teachers, Styles and Secret Techniques. ISBN 0-8048-3205-6, page 86.
  2. ↑ http://www.wonder-okinawa.jp/023/eng/003/002/index.html
  3. ↑ http://www.wonder-okinawa.jp/023/eng/003/004/index.html
  4. ↑ ^ Nagamine, Shoshin. Essence of Okinawan Karate-Do. Page 22.
  5. ↑ ^http://www-edu.pref.okinawa.jp/hotai/karate/dojolist-2009/shurite11.html
  6. ↑ ^ Nagamine, Shoshin. Essence of Okinawan Karate-Do. Page 22.
  7. ↑ ^ Nagamine, Shoshin. Essence of Okinawan Karate-Do. Page 23.
  8. ↑ Nagamine, Shoshin. The Essence of Okinawan Karate-dō. ISBN 0-8048-2110-0.
  9. ↑ Nagamine, Shoshin. Tales of Okinawa's Great Masters. ISBN 0-8048-2089-9.
  10. ↑ ^ http://www.yarnalldojostl.com/historyofmatsubayashi.htm
  11. ↑ ^ http://www.yarnalldojostl.com/historyofmatsubayashi.htm
  12. ↑ ^ http://www.yarnalldojostl.com/historyofmatsubayashi.htm

References

  1. ^ Shoshin Nagamine. The Essence of Okinawan Karate-do. ISBN 0-8048-2110-0 chapter 1 pages 21–24
  2. ^ Patrick McCarthy and Mike Lee. Classical Kata of Okinawan Karate ISBN 0-89750-113-6 Chapter 1 page 18
  3. ^ Bishop, Mark. Okinawan Karate: Teachers, Styles and Secret Techniques. ISBN 0-8048-3205-6.page 12
  4. ^ http://www-edu.pref.okinawa.jp/hotai/karate/dojolist-2009/shurite11.html The Directory of Okinawa Karate and kobudo
  5. ^http://seinenkai.com/ The History of Japanese Karate. Masters of The Shorin-ryu. by Graham Noble with Ian McLaren and Prof. N. Karasawa Part Three:
  6. ^http://seinenkai.com/ Master Funakoshi's Karate, The History and development of the Empty Hand Art Part 2. by Graham Noble
  7. ^ http://www.wonder-okinawa.jp/023/eng/008/001/index.html
  8. ^ http://www.wonder-okinawa.jp/023/eng/014/009/index.html
  9. ^ http://www.wonder-okinawa.jp/023/eng/003/004/index.html
  10. ^ http://www.wonder-okinawa.jp/023/eng/003/002/index.html
  11. ^ Maccarrone-Kresge Martial Arts Book Collection anotated bibliography z Patchogue-Medford Library 11772

1980 to present

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