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Five Factions of Isshinryu
Simple, the five are: Harold Long lineage, Steve Armstrong lineage, Don Nagle lineage, Harold Mitchum lineage and Arcenio Advincula lineage. Harold Long is in Tennessee, Steve Armstrong is Washington, Don Nagle is New Jersey, Harold Mitchum is Georgia and Arcenio Advincula is Southern California.
All of these persons studied Isshinryu while stationed with the Marines on Okinawa in the late fifties and early sixties. Some studied longer. All seem to have small (some not so small) differences not only in the physical manifestation of Isshinryu but philosophical as well. All of these beliefs are often in contest with one another. Importance is a personal perception of Isshinryu and should not deter the one wholehearted gift that is Isshinryu karate here in the United States and most importantly Okinawa Japan.
The greatest detail of historically driven knowledge can be attributed to the efforts and diligence of two karate-ka. One is Advincula Sensei and the second, who is fast approaching Advincula Sensei with his research and studies, is Andy Sloane, United States Navy currently assigned to Korea for duty.
Regardless of which faction one is attached the significance and most important aspect is that all of us study and practice a martial art called Isshinryu and therefore, regardless of any differences, are brothers in martial arts - emphasis on Isshinryu Okinawan Karate.
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