Taira Shinken
Shinken Taira (平 信賢, Taira Shinken, 1897–1970) was a
Early life
He was the second son in a family of three boys and one girl. He was placed for
Karate
In 1922, after traveling to
under Moden Yabiku.In 1932 after studying kobudō for three years and karate for 10 years, he received permission from his masters to open his own dōjō. Taira began to teach karate and kobudō in the springs resort town of Ikaho, Gunma Prefecture.[2]
In 1934, Taira became a student (deshi) of Kenwa Mabuni.[3][4]
In 1940 Taira opened a
Taira's legacy
In the post-war era, even in Okinawa, the number of kobudo students was much lower than the number of karate students. To revitalize Okinawan kobudō study, in 1955 he established the Ryūkyū Kobudō Hozon Shinkokai as a continuation of Moden Yabiku's Ryukyu Kobujutsu Society.[1][2]
In 1960, Taira was granted a
After his death in September 1970, Taira was succeeded in Ryūkyū Kobudō Hozon Shinkokai in Okinawa by Eisuke Akamine[1] and in mainland Japan by Inoue Motokatsu.
Taira created the nunchaku kata taught in Ryukyu kobudō Maezato no Nunchaku.[1]
Taira is credited with composing Maezato no Tekko, a kata using metal horse stirrups. The name Maezato relates to his birth name. He continued his studies in kobudo cataloging over 40 traditional weapons kata from around Okinawa.
References
- ^ ISBN 0-7136-5666-2.
- ^ a b c d Hokama, Tetsuhiro (2005). 100 Masters of Okinawan Karate. Okinawa: Ozata Print. pp. 50–51.
- ISBN 0-7136-5666-2.
- ^ Hokama, Tetsuhiro (2005). 100 Masters of Okinawan Karate. Okinawa: Ozata Print. pp. 50–51.
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