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Osensei Shoshin Nagamine
Shoshin Nagamine ( Nagamine Shoshin 1907-07-15 – 1997-11-02) was a Japanese author, soldier, police officer and karate master. He is the founder of todays Matsubayashi Shorin-Ryu Karate, a traditional Okinawan style of karate. |
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Nagamine retired as a policeman in 1952, and in 1953 returned to Naha City
and set up his own dojo, which he named "Matsubayashi-Ryu Kododan Karate
and Ancient Martial Arts Studies".
From the dojo he taught Matsubayashi-ryu, a karate discipline he had invented in 1947, and named in honour of Sokon Matsumura and Kosaku Matsumora. He continued to teach the discipline until his death in 1997. |
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Nagamine wrote two books in Japanese,
The Essence of Okinawan Karate-Do and Tales of Okinawa's Great Masters.
The Essence of Okinawan Karate-Do, which has been reprinted many times,
was first published in the English language in 1976.
Tales of Okinawa's Great Masters received its first English translation in 2000. |
A karateman must always try to keep his body and mind clean and right. -- Osensei Shoshin Nagamine |