Master Teruya was so impressed with this young bushi that he invited Matsumora to continue his training at the family tomb. He learned the Katas Passai and Wanshu from this great master. Matsumora then studied with Teruya Kishin.He also studiedJigen-ryu. Master Uku taught Matsumora three Kata known in Tomari as Naihanchi. Matsumora studied Karatedo from Karyu Uku (Aka Giko Uku) for 3 years, emphasis was on developing a strong foundation while learning to use his legs for mobility and hips to generate power.

In height, but his wide shoulders and massive chest revealed a muscular Tomari School for young men from families of position. As a boy, he studied Chinese classics and Confucianism at the His family were indirect descendents of the first Matsumora Kōsaku (1829 - 1898) (Matsumora Chikudon Peichin Kosaku) was a prominent bushi from the west Shōrinji-ryū, Gohaku-Kai and Matsumora-ryū Kōtokukai,Nihon The successor styles to Tomari-te include Motobu-ryū, Matsubayashi-ryu, Nakasone trained with Higa Seiko (they were friends). The Oyadomari equivalent katas, the Nakasone’s Wankan, Wansu and Rohai resembles Naifanchi series, Passai, Kusanku and Chinto taught by Nakasone be similar to This later kata was a creation of Nakasone toīe his personal kata (Mario McKenna, personal communication). Nakasone, the katas Naifanchi I, II, III, Passai, Wankan, Wanshu Dai and Sho,

Tokashiki Iken teaches what he was taught by Was the master of Tokashiki Iken (founder of Gohakukai), Nakamoto Seiko, Fukichi Soshin Nagamine, have trained also with Motobu. To Tomari-te tradition, as also the name of Shimabukuro Tatsuo. The name of Chotoku Kyan and Motobu Choki are also associated Karate was preserved by his two sons, Kotsu and Konin, and Seikichi Hokama wasĭisciple of both. Was his brother and from this his son, Moritoshi Nakaema, l Nakaema family From Kotatsu Iha, were formed the following Kokan Oyadomari and Gikei Yamazato or(Giei Yamada).įrom these thre great masters from Tomarite, the following masters generation The masters of the Tomari-te best known in the century XIX was Kosaku Matsumora, Matsumora was also an expert in Jo-jutsu (fight method with a short staff) from Jigen-ryu. According Shoshin Nagamine (in 'Tales of Okinawa's Great Masters', Tuttle Pub, Boston, 2000), Teruya was considered by Matsumora as his true master. From Teruya they would learn Passai, Rohai, and Wanshu, and with Uku the kata Naifanchi. Matsumora and Oyadomari were also disciples from two local masters, Kishin Teruya (1804-1864) and Giko Uku (1800-1850). Being a pirate, he that took refuge in the cemetery of the Tomari's mountains, starting to live in a cave (a tradition says that this was the master that taught the kata Chinto to Sokon Matsumura). According Tomari-te tradition, Annan was a castaway from a shipwreck in the Okinawa coast. They were also disciples of the Chinese Annan (also Ahnan or Anan) and of Ason, a Chinese sergeant. The most famous Tomari-te masters were both the chikudon peichin Kosaku Matsumora (1829-1898), Kokan Oyadomari (1827-1905), Gikei Yamazato (1835-1905), Choki Motobu (1870-1944) and Chotoku Kyan (1870-1945). The Oyadomari family – Nakaema Seikichi (from Nago, Okinawa) has been preservedĪnd recently it was founded the Zen Minami Hankyo Okinawa Tomarite Koukai In the Shoreijikan Association, Tomari-te from Tomari-te is not a school or a style, but a tradition where the old Okinawa

To a family of martial arts that were collectively defined as Tode-jutsu Along with Naha-te and Shuri-te, Tomari-te belongs To Okinawa, Tomari-te arose largely through the influence of Chinese diplomatsĪnd other personages skilled in Quan fa, such as Wang Ji, Anan, and Ason, Based on an underground empty-handed fighting style native Tomari-te ( 泊手 Okinawan: Tumai-dii) refers to a tradition of martial arts originating from the village of Japan Karate Do Hakua-Kai Matsubushi Dojo

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