少林流松村正統空手道古武道: An image of Bushi Matsumura?

Monday, April 01, 2013

This is a lithograph made from pictures taken in the 1853 Admiral Perry visit to Ryukyu.

Personally I feel there is a high chance the man standing on the left is Sokon 'Bushi' Matsumura.

Jim

Seito Matsumura Shorin Ryu Karate Time Line

1786 'Tode' Sakugawa Born
1809 Sokon 'Bushi' Matsumura Born
1831 Anko Itosu born
1850 Nabe Matsumura Born, grandson to Bushi Matsumura age 41
1867 'Tode' Sakugawa passes aged 75
1869 Meiji Restoration is completed end of feudal era, and 'samurai' class
1889 Hohan Soken Born
1899 Bushi Matsumura Passes age 90
1902 Nabe Matsumura begins to instruct his nephew Hohan Soken age 13
1903 Itosu introduces Karate'do' to Okinawan school system
1910ish Komesu Ushi No Tanme teaches Hohan Soken BoJutsu Chikin No Kon
1915 Anko Itosu passes aged 84
1912 Hohan Soken begins 'Hakutsuru' training age 23
1924 Ryukyu Tote Kenkyukai Formed
1928 Hohan Soken goes to Argentina for work age 39
1930 Nabe Matsumura passes age 80
1936 Meeting Of The Masters Okinawa agrees to change characters for karate to read 'Empty Hand', rather than 'China Hand' due to politics
1943 Kosei Nishihira Born
1945 Battle For Okinawa between USA and Japan huge impact upon island in relation to destruction and loss of life
1952 Hohan Soken returns to Okinawa age 63 he begins to teach some family members and then opens a small dojo, notable Okinawan Karateka train with Sensei
1955 Kosei Nishihira Sensei aged 13 aprox begins training with Hohan Soken Sensei
1956 Hohan Soken Sensei names his style Seito Matsumura Shorin Ryu Karatedo and begins to teach this more publically
1978 Hohan Soken Sensei Retires from public teaching
1982 Hohan Soken passes age 94
2007 Kosei Nishihira Sensei passes aged 64