History

History of Organizations and Styles in Okinawa

Listed below are the Okinawan independent organizations. If available, the date they were founded, the style, the founder, and the founder's teacher are listed.

OKINAWAN ORGANIZATIONS IN HISTORY (These organizations were founded in 1985 or before.)

Shorin-Ryu Kyudokan Shinkokai=1946
(Shorin-Ryu Kyudokan Preservation Federation)
---Yuchoku Higa

Okinawa Shorin-Ryu Karatedo Kyokai=1948
(Shorin-Ryu Karatedo Federation)
---Choshin Chibana

Shito-Ryu Karatedokai=1950
(Shito-Ryu Karateo club)
---Kanei Uechi

Ryukyu Kobudo Hozon Shinkokai=1955
(Ryukyu Kobudo Preservaton Promotion Federation)
---Shinken Taira

Zen Okinawa Shorinji-Ryu Karatedo Kyokai=1955
(All Okinawa Shorinji-Ryu Karatedo Federation)
---Joen Nakazato

Isshin-Ryu Kokusai Karatedo Renmei=1956
(Isshin-Ryu International Karatedo Federation)
---Tatsuo Shimabuku

Okinawa Shorin-Ryu Shorinkan Karatedo Kyokai=1953
(Okinawa Shorin-Ryu Shorin-Kan Karatedo Federation)
---Shugoro Nakazato

Shorin-Ryu Matsumura Seito Okinawa Kobudo Kyokai=around1956
(Shorin-Ryu Matsumura Seito Okinawa Kobudo Federation)
---Hohan Soken

Zen Okinawa Karatedo Renmei Gojukai=1956
(All Okinawa Karatedo Federation)
---Meitoku Yagi

Ishimine-Ryu Karatedo Hozonkai=after World war II
(Ishimine-Ryu Karatedo Preservation Society)
---Shinei Kaneshima

Kitokai Kojo-Ryu=after World war II
(Kitokan Kojo-Ryu)
---Yoshitomi Koshiro

Uechi-Ryu Karatedo Kyokai=1957
(Uechi-Ryu Karatedo Federation)
---Kanei Uechi

Kokusai Karate Kobudo Renmei=around 1957
(International Karate Kobudo Federation)
---Seko Higa

Okinawa Yabiku-Ryu Karatedo Kobudo Kyokai=1958
(Okinawa Yabiku-Ryu Karatedo Kobudo Federation)
---Masakazu Yabiku

Kushin-Ryu Karatedo Kyokai=1960
(Kushin-Ryu Karatedo Federation)
---Shintaro Yoshizato

Ryukyu Shorin-Ryu Karate Kobudo Kyokai=around 1962
(Ryuku Shorin-Ryu Karate Kobudo Federation)
---Seiyu Nakamura

Okinawa Goju-Ryu Karatedo Seidokan=1964
----Koshin Iha

Zen Okinawa Karate Kobudo Rengokai=1967
(All Okinawa Karate Kobudo Union)
---Seitoku Higa

Shorin-Ryu Matsumura Seito=1967
(Shorin-Ryu Matsumra Authodox)
---Seijun Kina

Shorin-Ha Kenpo Kyokai=1967
(Shorin-Ha Kenpo Federation)
---Kyuyu Kinjo

Motobu Udun-Te Kobujutsu Kyokai=1969
(Motobu Udun-Te Kobujutsu Federation)
---Seikichi Uehara

Matsumura Shorin-Ryu Karatedo Kyokai=1970
(Matsumura Shorin-Ryu Karatedo Federation)
---Seiki Aragaki

Fukken Shorinji Karatedo=1970
---Akio Kinjo

Kokusai Chito-Ryu Karatedo Renmei=1970
---Kenichi Imamura and etc.

Ryuei-Ryu Karatedo Kobudo Hozonkai=1971
(Ryuei-Ryu Karatedo Kobudo Preservation Society)
---Kenko Nakaima

Okinawa Goju-Ryu Karatedo Kyokai=July, 1972
(Okinawa Goju-Ryu Karatedo Federation)
---Eiichi Miyazato

Zen Okinawa Kobudo Renmei=1972
(All Okinawa Kobudo Federation)
---Shinpo Matayoshi

Shorin-Ryu Kokusai Renmei=1973
(Shorin-Ryu International Federeition)
---Eizo Shimabuku

Okinawa-Ken Shorinji-Ryu Karatedo Renmei=1973
(Okinawa-Prefedture Shorinji-Ryu Karatedo Federation)
---Tadao Takeda

Zen Okinawa Seidokan Karate Kobudo Renmei=1974
(All Okinawa Seidokan Karate Kobudo Federation)
---Shian Toma

Chubu Shorin-Ryu Karatedo Kyokai=1975
(Central Shorin-Ryu Karatedo Federation)
---Kakushu Kochi

Okinawa Kenpo Shinbukan Karatedo Shuren Dojo=1976
---Kenshin Kinjo

Ryukyu Shorin-Ryu Karatedo Kyokai=1977
(Ryukyu Shorin-Ryu Karatedo Federation)
---Seijin Inamine

Sekai Shorin-RYU Karatedo Renmei=1977
(World Shorin-RYU Karatedo Federation)
---Shoshin Nagamine

Zen Okinawa Shorin-ryu karate Kobudo Kenshinkan=1977
(All Shorin-ryu Kobudo Kenshin-Kan)
---Fusei Kise

Goju-Ryu Kokusai Karate Kobudo Renmei=1977
(Goju-Ryu International Karate Kobudo Federation)
---Seikichi Higa

Shorin-Ryu Seidokan Karatedo Kyokai=around 1977
(Shorin-Ryu Seidokan Karate Federation)
---Shinkichi Sakijo

Okinawa Shorei Bujutsu Kyokai=around 1977
(Okinawa Shorei Bujutsu Federation)
---Ko Uehara

Shorin-Ryu Budokan=around 1977
---Genyu Shigema

Pangainun-Ryu Karatedo Renmei=1978
(Pangainun-Ryu Karatedo Federation)
---Seiki Itokazu

Kokusai Okinawa Goju-Ryu Karatedo Renmei=1979
(International Okinawa Goju-Ryu Karatedo Renmei)
---Morio Higaonna

Okinawa Karatedo Uechi-Ryu Sankai=1980
---Seiko Toyama

Okinawa Shurite Karatedo Kyokai=1981
(Okinawa shuri-te Karatedo federation)
---Ankichi Nakamura

Uechi-Ryu Karatedo Kenkyukai=1981
(Uechi-Ryu Karatedo Research Society)
---Kiyohide Shinjo

Uechi-Ryu Karatedo Shinkokai=1981
---Saburo Uehara

Uechi-Ryu Kensei-Kai=around 1982
---Yoshitsune Senaha

Shuri-Te Kobudo Seidokan=1982
---Tatsunori Matsuda

CHAN SHORIN-RYU=1984
---Soko Toguchi

*By lack of my investigation I could not introduce every group or piece of information.

History of Teachers

HIGA, Seikichi

GOJU-RYU KOKUSAI KARATE KOBUDO RENMEI
(Goju-Ryu International Karate Kobudo Federation)

This organization was founded by Seikichi Higa(2/10/1927-5/13/1999) around 1977. His father, Seko Higa (11/18/1898-4/16/1966) founded "Kokusai Karate Kobudo Renmei" around 1957, and later he changed the name. His "Shodokan Dojo" was created by his father around 1960. His teachers were Kanryo Higaonna and Chojun Miyagi. He opened his first Dojo in May 1931.

*After Seikichi Higa passed away, "Shodokan Dojo" was closed. Sometimes only senior members use there for private meeting or practice. Now Eiki Kurashita(··/··/19··- )is a president of "Goju-Ryu Kokusai Karate Kobudo Renmei(Goju-Ryu International Karate Kobudo Federation)". He opened his "Eikikan Dojo" in 2001....

CHIBANA, Choshin

OKINAWA SHORIN-RYU KARATEDO KYOKAI
(Okinawa Shorin-Ryu Karatedo Federation)

This organization was founded by Choshin Chibana(6/5/ 1885-2/26/1969) in 1948.

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