is an

Okinawan martial arts Okinawan martial arts refers to the martial arts, such as karate, tegumi and Okinawan kobudō, which originated among the indigenous people of Okinawa Island. Due to its central location, Okinawa was influenced by various cultures with a long hist ...

master and head of the Shōrin-ryū Kishaba Juku.

Life and Karate-do

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

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, when the war reached the Pacific, his family relocated to Ueyonabaru, Yonabaru-cho, Okinawa. Whilst attending the

University of the Ryukyus The , abbreviated to , is a Japanese national university in Nishihara, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Established in 1950, it is the westernmost national university of Japan and the largest public university in Okinawa Prefecture. Located in the S ...

where he studied English and English Literature. He started to practice Karate in 1957 under Tsunetaka Shimabukuro. After completing his degree in Japan he then studied

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in the United States at

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

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. Shinzato translated Nagamine's book "The Essence of Okinawan Karate-do" into the English language.Shoshin Nagamine, The Essence of Okinawan Karate-do,

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, (1976), 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. Shinzato is also a member of the Okinawan Karate-do and Kobudo Encyclopaedia Committee.

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.Chokei Kishaba at the Hawaii Karate Seinenkai
/ref> 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.

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Life and Karate-do

Okinawa Karate-do Shōrin-ryū Kishaba Juku

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