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Karatemasters combine culture and a martialart.
Chotoku Kyan
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| Chotoku kyan, a karate master with great sophisticated knowledge of martial
arts, was born is Ｎｏｖｅｍｂer 1870 in Gibo Village at Shuri. His father
Chofu worked as a securetary at the royal court of King Shou-shin,and provided
his son with the best possible education. Chotoku was 12 years old when
his father took him to Tokyo where he stayed untill the age of 16 learning
Chinese iterature. He was said have been asmall boy who was constantly
sick, so in order to make him storonger his father taught him karate and
Okinawa wrestling. He came back to Shuriwhen he was 20 years old,. He entered
karate dojo and became the teacher of Soukon Matsumura(Shuri-style) and
Koukan Oyadomari(Tomari-style ). He became known as the "Great Teacher
of Karate".At the age of 38, he built a house and a dojo near the
Hija River, where he taught karate. He had a nickname, "Chanmigwaa,"
meaning that he was small and skinny but his 'flying bird' technique made
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Mr.KAMECHYO KOCHl，
Master of Nomura Style Ryukyuan Classic Music.
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Born at 801-banchi Mizugama, Kadena Town on March 4, 1897, Kamechiyo was initiated into Nomura style.
Ryukyuan classical music by Sotoku Serikyaku at the age of seventeen.
Later, he furthered his study under Messrs. Chotei zukerann, Choji Takayasu,
Ryojin Kim, Seizui Isagawa and Shicho Miyagi. In 1963, he was conferenced
an award by the Okinawa Times in appreciation of his cooperation for art
festivals.
Again in December of same year, he was conferenced Master of Nomura-style
classical music at the annualgeneral meeting of the Nomura-style Music
Association.
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Master of the Nomura and Tansui Schools
Seisei Okuma
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Born January, 1900, in Mizugama, Kadena Town as the third son of the Okuma family. He began shamisen at age of seven, and performed the accompaniment for the village play at age 21. Okuma studied under Seikyo Yamada andKoyu Shiroma. In 1955, he took part in founding the Nomura School of Ryukyu Classical MUsic Preservation Association, and was awarded his title as a Nomura Master the following year.
He was licensed a Master and heir to the Tansui School in 1958. Okuma
died in May, 1967, at age 68.
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