Shorin ryu styles consists of those that have to a greater or lesser
extent, been
influenced by Anko Itosu who studied Karate under Sokon Matsumura, and
later
under Shiroma (Gusukuma) of Tomari.
On Okinawan Choshin Chibana energetically taught Itosu's Karate without
alteration, and is said to have officially called the style Shorin ryu in
about
1935, adopting
Chinese
characters that literally mean 'Small Wood'. These characters may also be
pronounced Kobayashi, so to differentiate this Shorin ryu
from Shorin ryu(Shaolin), the word Kobayashi has been included in
parenthesis.
Renbukai:
Renbukai
means " Training Martial Arts Association". The school was first known as
Kanbukan, " Korean Martial Arts Place", founded in 1940 in Tokyo, Japan.
The Founder of the Kanbukan was a Korean School Teacher, Geka Yung.
Another influenced teacher in the development of Renbukai was Hiroyasu
Tamae, born in 1906, Tamae was a student of the famous Shiroma Gusukuma
who himself was a direct student of Yasutsune Itosu, the famous Okinawan
Master of Shuri. Renbukai is the first Karate Organization to be a member
of All Japan Karate Federation and introduced bogu karate in Japan. Gamini
Soysa started training in Renbukai in 1983 under Akira Onodera, the
Director of Kanagawa pref., Japan and have attained 5th dan in 1990,
authorized by the President of Renbukai Yuji Osada, member of the House
of Councillors, and 7th dan in 2003.
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