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Okinawan Shorin-Ryu Shorinkan Lineage

Shorin-Ryu Karate is the original karate system, tracing its lineage to Shaolin Temple in China.  It is from Shorin-Ryu that all other styles originated.

(Kusanku - China)  -  (Peichin Takahara - Okinawa - Te)
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Satsunuku "Tode" Sakugawa
1733-1815
Father of Okinawan Karate
Combined Chinese art of Ch'uan-fa and the Okinawan art of Tode (empty hand)
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Black Belts
Students of Renshi Sandy:
Tim K, 4th Dan
Janice W, 1st Dan
Rhonda W, 1st Dan
Yanick T, 3rd Dan
Patrick T, 3rd Dan
Olaf B, 2nd Dan
Linda C, 3rd Dan
John R, 2nd Dan
Mackenzie W, 2nd Dan
Mitchell M, 1st Dan
Julian M, 1st Dan
Jarred R, 1st Dan
Hope L, 2nd Dan
Marcus N, 2nd Dan
Owen H, 2nd Dan
Payton S, 1st Dan
Michael N, 1st Dan
Thomas S, 1st Dan
Jakob M, 2nd Dan
Dion C, 1st Dan
Aidan B, 1st Dan
Bridget J, 1st Dan
Mikayla L, 1st Dan
Aditya M, 1st Dan
Arjun M, 1st Dan
Jari J, 1st Dan

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Sokon "Bushi" Matsumura
1796-1893
Collected and systemized the
various forms of Te, the system
eventually known as Shorin-Ryu
was named after the Buddhist
temple Shaolin in China
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Yasutsune "Ankoh" Itotsu
1830-1915
Developed and Introduced
the Pinan Kata
to the Okinawan
public schools in 1901
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Chosin Chibana
1885-1969
The modern father of Shorin-Ryu Karate.  Differentiated the various styles in the Shorin-Ryu system.
Shugoro Nakazato was his
top student
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Hanshi Shugoro Nakazato
1919-2016
One of the most influential karate masters of our time.  On Chibana's death became the president of the Okinawan Shorin-Ryu Shorinkan Karate-do Kyokai. Promoted his son Minoru Nakazato to this role 2013
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Hanshi Minoru Nakazato
President of the worldwide Okinawan Shorin-Ryu Shorinkan Karate-do Kyokai.  Son of Shugoro Nakazato. Resides in Okinawa, the birthplace of karate
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Kyoshi Pat Haley
8th Dan. A direct student of
Hanshi Shugoro Nakazato. 
Trained regularly with Hanshi
Nakazato and now his son Minoru
Nakazato in Naha, Okinawa.
Resides in Chico, California
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Renshi Sandy
Student of Kyoshi Pat Haley.
Renshi Sandy is the head
instructor at Sanshin Martial Arts and Bushido Kids Karate.
Promoted to 5th Dan Renshi by Hanshi Minoru Nakazato
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