Katsuhiko Shinzato

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Katsuhiko Shinzato
Born (1939-02-10) February 10, 1939 (age 85)
Manila, Philippines
StyleShōrin-ryū, Yamani Ryu
Teacher(s)Tsunetaka Shimabukuro, Shōshin Nagamine, Seigi Nakamura, Chokei Kishaba,[1] Chogi Kishaba
WebsiteKishabaJuku.org

Katsuhiko Shinzato (新里 勝彦, Shinzato Katsuhiko) is an Okinawan martial arts master and head of the Shōrin-ryū Kishaba Juku.[1]

Life and Karate-do

Shinzato was born in Manila, in the Philippines. His father was a fisherman. During the

Second World War, when the war reached the Pacific, his family relocated to Ueyonabaru, Yonabaru-cho, Okinawa.[1]

Whilst attending the

Applied Linguistics in the United States at Indiana University.[1]

He returned to Okinawa in 1967 where he joined the dojo of

Shoshin Nagamine. Shinzato translated Nagamine's book "The Essence of Okinawan Karate-do" into the English language.[2] Shinzato also studied under Seigi Nakamura and Chokei Kishaba. Shinzato is a professor at Okinawa International University and the head of Okinawa Karate-do Shōrin-ryū Kishaba Juku.[1]

Shinzato is also a member of the Okinawan Karate-do and Kobudo Encyclopaedia Committee.[1]

Okinawa Karate-do Shōrin-ryū Kishaba Juku

Shinzato became the Juko Cho, i.e., the head of Shōrin-ryū Kishaba Juku, after the passing of Chokei Kishaba in the year 2000.[3]

Dojos affiliated with Kishaba Juku are located in Japan, the United States, France, Germany, Israel, and Slovenia. Within the United States there are dojos in California, Connecticut, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, and Virginia.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Katsuhiko Shinzato at the Hawaii Karate Seinenkai
  2. ISBN 0-8048-1163-6
  3. ^ Chokei Kishaba at the Hawaii Karate Seinenkai


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