Seigi Nakamura Explained

Seigi Nakamura
Birth Date:22 November 1924
Birth Place:Okinawa, Japan
Death Place:Okinawa, Japan
Martial Art:Shōrin-ryū, Gōjū-ryū
Teacher:Shōshin Nagamine, Shinyei Kyan, Jokei Kushi
Students:Chokei Kishaba, Katsuhiko Shinzato, Toshihiro Oshiro

Seigi Nakamura (仲村正義, Nakamura Seigi, 1924-1999) was an Okinawan martial arts master who learned both the Shōrin-ryū and Gōjū-ryū styles of karate.[1]

Karate-do

Nakamura practiced with Shoshin Nagamine and was also influenced by Shinyei Kyan and Jokei Kushi who were both senior students in Nagamine's dojo. For a number of years, Nakamura was the senior instructor at Nagamine's honbu dojo in Naha, Okinawa.[1]

Legacy

Nakamura profoundly influenced and inspired what is taught in Shōrin-ryū Kishaba Juku and developed and founded by his students Chokei Kishaba and Katsuhiko Shinzato.[1] [2]

See also

Okinawan martial arts

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://seinenkai.com/salute-nakamura.html Seigi Nakamura at the Hawaii Karate Seinenkai
  2. http://www.fightingarts.com/reading/article.php?id=154 FightingArts.com article by George Donahue mentioning Seigi Nakamura