tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22911183.post1226899982135077001..comments2023-10-25T05:30:31.246-07:00Comments on Okinawan Fighting Art "Ti": Birth or Naming, that is the question?Charles Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13812618556413423872noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22911183.post-21204333206739293062012-01-31T08:37:41.604-08:002012-01-31T08:37:41.604-08:00The Story According to AJA Sensei via his posts in...<b>The Story According to AJA Sensei via his posts in Isshinkai Yahoo Group:</b><br /><br /><i>Tatsuo at first called what he was teaching Chan Migwa (after Chotoku Kyan's nickname) te/karate (Chan Migwa means small-eyed Kyan in Okinawa hogen; Kyan wore glasses)since Kyan never named his system (according to Joen Nakazato). Maekawa said when he started in 1951, Tatsuo was calling it Shorin-ryu and Sun nu su karate.<br /><br />In 1951 he called his karate style Sun nu su karate (Sun Nu Su karate was a temporary name until Tatsuo decided to use Isshin-ryu) after the nickname he received from the mayor of Chan. In Tatsuo's family there was a dance called Sun nu su, which means 'son of old man'. Later Shimabuku shortened Sun nu su to Sunsu, also the name of the kata he created: Sunsu kata. <br /><br />At a special gathering, with his students, on January 15, 1956 he declared that his style of karate should be called “Isshinryu karate”. Isshinryu means “one-heart or one-mind method”.<br /><br />Eiko Kaneshi, Tatsuo's right hand man asked, "Why Isshinryu, why such a funny name?" and Shimabuku replied, "Because all things begin with one".</i>Charles Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13812618556413423872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22911183.post-40441721730419526082012-01-30T17:13:59.063-08:002012-01-30T17:13:59.063-08:00What did Shimabuku Sensei call what he was teachin...What did Shimabuku Sensei call what he was teaching before he began referring to it as Isshinryu?Rick Matzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09699550034693340637noreply@blogger.com