| Masami Chinen | |
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| Born | 1898 Okinawa, Japan |
| Died | 1976 Okinawa, Japan |
| Style | Shōrin-ryū, Yamani Ryu or Yamane Ryu |
| Teacher(s) | Sanda Chinen, Chinen PECHIN (Yamagusuku Andaya), Shichiyanaka Chinen[1] |
| Notable students | Chokei Kishaba,[1] Seitoku Higa, Shūgorō Nakazato[2] |
Masami Chinen (知念 正実 Chinen Masami, 1898-1976) was an Okinawan martial arts master who formed Yamani ryu. He taught Bōjutsu privately at his home in the village of Tobaru, in Shuri, Okinawa.
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Life [edit]
Like many martial arts masters Chinen had been a policeman. During the Second World War he lived with the martial arts master Horoku Ishikawa in Tainan, Taiwan.[3] He also worked at the Shuri City Hall in Shuri, Okinawa.[4]
Yamani Ryu Bōjutsu [edit]
Chinen named the style after his father Sanda Chinen who was also a teacher of Bōjutsu and known as Yamani USUMEI and Yamane TANMEI.[1]
Legacy [edit]
Although the style ceased to exist after his death some of his katas were preserved by Seitoku Higa of the Bugeikan and Shūgorō Nakazato of Shōrin-ryū.[1] Another student of Chinen's, Chogi Kishaba and his student Toshihiro Oshiro also privately practised Yamani Ryu katas. Oshiro teaches Bōjutsu today [5] and so does Chinen's grandnephew Teruo Chinen.[4]
See also [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ a b c d Okinawan Karate, Second Edition, by Mark Bishop, p. 120, ISBN 0-8048-3205-6
- ^ Okinawan Karate, Second Edition, by Mark Bishop, p. 101, ISBN 0-8048-3205-6
- ^ Okinawan Karate, Second Edition, by Mark Bishop, p. 121, ISBN 0-8048-3205-6
- ^ a b Interview with Teruo Chinen (Masami Chinen's grandnephew)
- ^ Okinawan Karate, Second Edition, by Mark Bishop, p. 122, ISBN 0-8048-3205-6
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