@srittersporn My friend got to meet him once, used to take Shorin-Ryu lessons in a small dojo in CT. He visited the dojo once about a year ago after I left (was too young to take it seriously, regret that now).
where do people get that crap about kung fu? geez...
kung fu/gong fu = hard work, effort, working man, etc. is usually applied to martial arts, but can technically be applied to any demanding activity where great skill is demonstrated or cultivated.
chuan fa/quan fa = fist method. generic term for chinese martial arts, same meaning as kempo/kenpo (excluding the series of martial arts named kempo/kenpo which are hawaiian, and others which may have adopted the term as a formal name)
@asd748wsx wushu = martial arts. currently used for the modern sport of contemporary wushu, which is a forms performance sport based on kung fu.
chi kung/qi gong = chi/qi work/cultivation/whatever. the chinese training methods to develop chi, widespread among kung fu styles but also trained outside the martial arts.
@ShotokanBleach Some will argue with you that "Martial arts is all Gong fu". I personally find a great distinction between Karate, which I feel to be much more refined and straightforward and Kung Fu which I feel has too many unnecessary movements. At the same time, however, I acknowledge the fact that Karate was developed from Kung Fu, which is why many traditional kata share their names with Kung fu Quan-fa such as Fifty-four Steps Form, or Gojushiho. Therefore, I somewhat agree.
I train under Kyoshi Santamaria and she just got premoted to an 8th degree shodan at the "Just for champions" Tournement. Kyoshi is a wonderful person and I hope her scholl sawns many wonderful Shodans
Of course karate has a chinese influence, like all marcial arts, but karate and kung fu are two completely different things, and both are two of the most ancients forms of marcial arts.
Nobody can say karate is a modern fake or whatever it comes from 500 years XD
Hmm. If he meant that modern karate is not a real martial art I would have to agree with him. Shorin ryu, however, is not modern karate. Modern karate was created in the early 1900s for Japanese school children. "Kung fu", by the way, is just an American pronunciation of "chuan fa", which is just a Chinese word for "martial arts.
You are 29 years old for craps sake. This man forgot more karate in his first ten years than you will ever know. Where do you get off even expressing an opinion much less a stupid opinion? You are the clown that needs to wake up. Wake up and realize karate came from Okinawa and is and will forever remain an Okinawan art no matter how many changes are made or how many ignorant fools fabricate false activities and call it karate. The west has made a terribly negative impact on authentic karate.
please, we have to be objective and critical with such matters and moreover to be honest. Karate is coming from a very clear kung fu roots, and evolved in okinawa and than japan from few katas. Moreover no application were passed from china. Read NAgamine Shoshin, and the biography of othe masters Funakoshi, Motobu, Kanbun and Chojun Miyagi. Then let discuss ...
I am being objective and I am being honest. Yes, Gong Fu had an influence on Okinawan karate but they did not keep it in it's original form. You sound like karate is gong Fu and it is not. Karate, an Okinawan art, has elements of Chinese and even Japanese arts in it. However, it was developed as such in Okinawa by a unique people and has primacy to Okinawa as karate jutsu. No applications? You speak of 500++ years of history as if you really know that, Nonsense!!
@IEKUKATAKA I totally agree with you. My mother is Okinawan and moved to the US in 1976. She knew who Shoshin Nagamine was before we learned Shorin Ryu in the mid 80s. My mom, brother & I are all black belts.
@Hatie123 I am happy for your family that Okinawa and karate are important for you. Please keep a traditional focus on karate, there are far, far too many that want karate to be what they want instead of it remaining an Okinawan art. If traditional karate is not protected it will be lost as it is very obvious thjat the west is not interested in protecting anything but me, me, me.
@IEKUKATAKA I always been very proud of my Okinawan heritage and try to learn as much as I can. My mom is the youngest of 5 children and when she went to visit her sisters in 2008 she found out some amazing things about the family. But sadly she said that old style is going away and being replaced by concrete. A lot of the young people are dying their hair so they can be blonde, They just want be like westerners so bad that the old culture is slowly disappearing.
I would have been honored to have been able to train alongside Master Nagamine. He is a great inspiration.
My Sensei was mentored for 27 years by her Sensei/former husband, Robert Scaglione who is the CEO of Shorin-Ryu USA. His sensei was Master Ansei Ueshiro who was one of Nagamine Sensei's students. Master Ueshiro brought Shorin-Ryu to the United States in 1962. He's another one I would have loved to have trained with. My sensei ran a school with him in New York city for many years.
Frank Grant shattered my dreams when he flunked me as a green tip. He's a short man and was bais because I was tall and mentioned it to me afterwards that I was very tall.
are you shodan by now! If not, come and join me and my school, Jushindo karate jutsu, blended shorinji-Oyama with Judo, you should make green belt fairly rapidly, w'n six months to two years! ;o)
Thank you blugularis, but no I'm not at this time. At present time I live in Texas (the worse State) but would love to train again where you are someday. Terry Sweet was my trainer in Ohio in 1970 and was very good and strict.
I can see key elements from gojushiho, passai, ananku and kusanku in this Okinawan dance he is performing. I have read that the Okinawans used to hide karate within their dances so that it wouldn't be apparent to the occupying military authorities that karate was being passed on. Amazing to think how karate survived its dark ages before it was embraced globally.
This video was shot at the home dojo in Naha City Okinawa, where his son Takayoshi carries on as Soke. It looks like nothing has changed since it opened in 1953!
I speak for Kenzento1, Zengun8, and SiukendoCrap666.
Mr.Kim, our sensei saw what we are posting in many videos and he was not happy with us. We also like to thank PCDental1 for his patience with us and after many e-mails, we apolagize for all the negative and rude comments we said, and may you find in your heart to fogive us. Sensei kim asked us to re-visit all video post and extend our sincere apologies.
I love Matsubayashi Style, I wish we have it here in Temecula California. All we have is Kobayashi-Ryu, headed by Tadeshi Yamashita, the guy is very good but they wear too many frigin patches and many different uniforms. I am still a member but thinking of quiting.
There is a guy there, was stupid to sign a three year contract now they will not let him go despite of he is having financial problems. With them, it all about the money.
I didn't know Hakamas were also used in Karate, I thought they were only for Aikido, Iaido, and Kendo. That's cool, I think it's such a beautiful part of the uniform with an honorable meaning. Does anyone have any information on it's use in Karate?
I'm commenting this just as japanese, not as student of any Ru. This is for his personal use, Not as part of Gi. Without Hakama then he is only dressed in Kimono(doesn't quite pack the panch, right?)
Great video, would not pay for it as I obtained them (legally, might I add) from a private collection. Tis truly sad what some people will do for money and to make money. Enjoy the vids: Nagamine Sensei was one of the truly great old men of Okinawan Karate-do.
Please remember that Shorin-Ryu is strongly influenced by the Chinese. They did their trading at the ports of Naha, Tomari and Shuri villages. It only makes sence that there is kung-fu aspects in them.
Awwwww look at my grand master, I'm so happy to be apart of his style of Karate-Do
bodycandy1 2 months ago
The person singing the Karate do Sanka song in the background is Grand Master Eizo Shimabukuro.
srittersporn 9 months ago
@srittersporn My friend got to meet him once, used to take Shorin-Ryu lessons in a small dojo in CT. He visited the dojo once about a year ago after I left (was too young to take it seriously, regret that now).
Isosyth 4 months ago
where do people get that crap about kung fu? geez...
kung fu/gong fu = hard work, effort, working man, etc. is usually applied to martial arts, but can technically be applied to any demanding activity where great skill is demonstrated or cultivated.
chuan fa/quan fa = fist method. generic term for chinese martial arts, same meaning as kempo/kenpo (excluding the series of martial arts named kempo/kenpo which are hawaiian, and others which may have adopted the term as a formal name)
asd748wsx 1 year ago
@asd748wsx wushu = martial arts. currently used for the modern sport of contemporary wushu, which is a forms performance sport based on kung fu.
chi kung/qi gong = chi/qi work/cultivation/whatever. the chinese training methods to develop chi, widespread among kung fu styles but also trained outside the martial arts.
asd748wsx 1 year ago
@asd748wsx who the heck was talking about kung fu? this is shorin ryu karate
ShotokanBleach 9 months ago
@ShotokanBleach Some will argue with you that "Martial arts is all Gong fu". I personally find a great distinction between Karate, which I feel to be much more refined and straightforward and Kung Fu which I feel has too many unnecessary movements. At the same time, however, I acknowledge the fact that Karate was developed from Kung Fu, which is why many traditional kata share their names with Kung fu Quan-fa such as Fifty-four Steps Form, or Gojushiho. Therefore, I somewhat agree.
HangetsuHozuki 7 months ago
I trained with his son ,soke last summer
nonrelatedarticle 1 year ago
@nonrelatedarticle same xD
aidan92m 1 year ago
what is funny in the begging of the video they show the same punching excercise we still do today
GreatSirZachary 1 year ago
I train under Kyoshi Santamaria and she just got premoted to an 8th degree shodan at the "Just for champions" Tournement. Kyoshi is a wonderful person and I hope her scholl sawns many wonderful Shodans
GreatSirZachary 1 year ago
Okinawins rule!!!
who esle put tiger boxing into there dances =)
Shorin ryu is very impressive!!very powerful stance and use of weapon.
Jumoklord 1 year ago 2
I had the privilege of seeing Shoshin Sensei perform this dance numerous times while I lived in Okinawa. It never gets old. Thanks for sharing.
ShaolinRonin1 2 years ago
Of course karate has a chinese influence, like all marcial arts, but karate and kung fu are two completely different things, and both are two of the most ancients forms of marcial arts.
Nobody can say karate is a modern fake or whatever it comes from 500 years XD
Simpsonito18 2 years ago
Hmm. If he meant that modern karate is not a real martial art I would have to agree with him. Shorin ryu, however, is not modern karate. Modern karate was created in the early 1900s for Japanese school children. "Kung fu", by the way, is just an American pronunciation of "chuan fa", which is just a Chinese word for "martial arts.
ZhuangziZhou 1 year ago
No, sure, Shorin Ryu is a 100 years style. And i think it's one of the newests.
And about the Kung Fu thing, i understand it comes from "Chi Kung", which is the real name of what we usually know as Kung Fu.
Simpsonito18 1 year ago
Has anyone found an 'Uehara' video??
Lady0Lela0the2nd 2 years ago
Hiding karate kata in dancing is another media business idea of these men! Even the katas applications are a modern invented fake! Wake up!
varva79 2 years ago
You are 29 years old for craps sake. This man forgot more karate in his first ten years than you will ever know. Where do you get off even expressing an opinion much less a stupid opinion? You are the clown that needs to wake up. Wake up and realize karate came from Okinawa and is and will forever remain an Okinawan art no matter how many changes are made or how many ignorant fools fabricate false activities and call it karate. The west has made a terribly negative impact on authentic karate.
IEKUKATAKA 2 years ago 14
please, we have to be objective and critical with such matters and moreover to be honest. Karate is coming from a very clear kung fu roots, and evolved in okinawa and than japan from few katas. Moreover no application were passed from china. Read NAgamine Shoshin, and the biography of othe masters Funakoshi, Motobu, Kanbun and Chojun Miyagi. Then let discuss ...
varva79 2 years ago
I am being objective and I am being honest. Yes, Gong Fu had an influence on Okinawan karate but they did not keep it in it's original form. You sound like karate is gong Fu and it is not. Karate, an Okinawan art, has elements of Chinese and even Japanese arts in it. However, it was developed as such in Okinawa by a unique people and has primacy to Okinawa as karate jutsu. No applications? You speak of 500++ years of history as if you really know that, Nonsense!!
IEKUKATAKA 2 years ago 3
@IEKUKATAKA Yes this is true :)
coolspagon 1 year ago
@IEKUKATAKA I totally agree with you. My mother is Okinawan and moved to the US in 1976. She knew who Shoshin Nagamine was before we learned Shorin Ryu in the mid 80s. My mom, brother & I are all black belts.
Hatie123 1 year ago
@Hatie123 I am happy for your family that Okinawa and karate are important for you. Please keep a traditional focus on karate, there are far, far too many that want karate to be what they want instead of it remaining an Okinawan art. If traditional karate is not protected it will be lost as it is very obvious thjat the west is not interested in protecting anything but me, me, me.
IEKUKATAKA 1 year ago
@IEKUKATAKA I always been very proud of my Okinawan heritage and try to learn as much as I can. My mom is the youngest of 5 children and when she went to visit her sisters in 2008 she found out some amazing things about the family. But sadly she said that old style is going away and being replaced by concrete. A lot of the young people are dying their hair so they can be blonde, They just want be like westerners so bad that the old culture is slowly disappearing.
Hatie123 1 year ago
Well, please inform me of what it really is in your opinion.
jiggahippo 2 years ago
I would've loved to train with the guy.
That would be a great honor.
I'm Also feel extremly honored that my teacher's teacher's teacher was the first am
LockeZ454 2 years ago
My Sensei trained with Nagamine :)
It's an honor being his student
Simpsonito18 2 years ago 8
@Simpsonito18
That's really cool.. lucky.
007Mechanix 1 year ago
I would have been honored to have been able to train alongside Master Nagamine. He is a great inspiration.
My Sensei was mentored for 27 years by her Sensei/former husband, Robert Scaglione who is the CEO of Shorin-Ryu USA. His sensei was Master Ansei Ueshiro who was one of Nagamine Sensei's students. Master Ueshiro brought Shorin-Ryu to the United States in 1962. He's another one I would have loved to have trained with. My sensei ran a school with him in New York city for many years.
Spaceboy06 3 years ago
i got this song on IPOD!!! ah Nagamine Senei may you train in heaven.
Bubishi8 3 years ago
Haha thats so awesome I have heard that song before.
farorin 3 years ago
Frank Grant shattered my dreams when he flunked me as a green tip. He's a short man and was bais because I was tall and mentioned it to me afterwards that I was very tall.
verytallone 3 years ago
I forgot to mention that happen in 1970. I went on to train in Okinawa in 1974 while station at Kadena.
verytallone 3 years ago
are you shodan by now! If not, come and join me and my school, Jushindo karate jutsu, blended shorinji-Oyama with Judo, you should make green belt fairly rapidly, w'n six months to two years! ;o)
blugularis 2 years ago
Thank you blugularis, but no I'm not at this time. At present time I live in Texas (the worse State) but would love to train again where you are someday. Terry Sweet was my trainer in Ohio in 1970 and was very good and strict.
verytallone 2 years ago
I hope you kept training and did not let one incident shatter you.
IEKUKATAKA 2 years ago
does anyone know if old videos of james wax exist?
newrbw923 3 years ago
I can see key elements from gojushiho, passai, ananku and kusanku in this Okinawan dance he is performing. I have read that the Okinawans used to hide karate within their dances so that it wouldn't be apparent to the occupying military authorities that karate was being passed on. Amazing to think how karate survived its dark ages before it was embraced globally.
emotionumist 3 years ago
I was too young to go visit him with my fellow students :'(
I'm glad I got to meet Kyoshi Frank Grant though. :D
StoicVamp 4 years ago
You can tell this is more kung fu than what the title of this video classifies as karate.
chaseclem 4 years ago
shorin ryu translates literally to- "shaolin style".
Hoodedfigure831 4 years ago
My dad was given his black-belt by Shoshin Nagamine way back in the 70's.
ninjadudehmb 4 years ago
This video was shot at the home dojo in Naha City Okinawa, where his son Takayoshi carries on as Soke. It looks like nothing has changed since it opened in 1953!
Airhawk1 4 years ago
My respect and bow to O'Sensei Nagamine...
aiko4321 4 years ago
i wish i could have met him myself, my sensei managed to be taught by him, and still trains under his son
phantomofakina 4 years ago
He passed away in 1997 at the age of 90. He was still training well up to the end. As he said "Karate is a lifelong marathon."
Spaceboy06 4 years ago
Shoshin did kendo, I did not know that, I wish i could of met him(and if u actually think that he's still alive, how do u get 10th dan in blackbelt?)
andayy 4 years ago
He's dead. 10th dan is reserved only for "masters" in Matsubayshi shorin-ryu which will probably follow the Nagamine lineage.
thatmarkguy04 4 years ago
Shoshin is one of the best in karate and kendo. I have a great amount of respect for him, his family and Matsubayashi Ryu Shorin Ryu.
jiggahippo 4 years ago
I speak for Kenzento1, Zengun8, and SiukendoCrap666.
Mr.Kim, our sensei saw what we are posting in many videos and he was not happy with us. We also like to thank PCDental1 for his patience with us and after many e-mails, we apolagize for all the negative and rude comments we said, and may you find in your heart to fogive us. Sensei kim asked us to re-visit all video post and extend our sincere apologies.
07ATF 4 years ago
I love Matsubayashi Ryu! Tadashi"hollywood"Yamashita
can learn from this man. Tadashi's dojos are like McDonalds in Temecula California they are everywhere
and they are all about signed contracts and they will promote someone to nidan and open another dojo just to push other styles away. It sucks!
07ATF 4 years ago
I love Matsubayashi Style, I wish we have it here in Temecula California. All we have is Kobayashi-Ryu, headed by Tadeshi Yamashita, the guy is very good but they wear too many frigin patches and many different uniforms. I am still a member but thinking of quiting.
There is a guy there, was stupid to sign a three year contract now they will not let him go despite of he is having financial problems. With them, it all about the money.
kenzento1 4 years ago
I didn't know Hakamas were also used in Karate, I thought they were only for Aikido, Iaido, and Kendo. That's cool, I think it's such a beautiful part of the uniform with an honorable meaning. Does anyone have any information on it's use in Karate?
Elementality88 4 years ago
I'm commenting this just as japanese, not as student of any Ru. This is for his personal use, Not as part of Gi. Without Hakama then he is only dressed in Kimono(doesn't quite pack the panch, right?)
SetembroCachorro 4 years ago
wow he got very sloppy in his age.
He was awsome though!
belmonte4dinner 4 years ago
belmonte- I know got sloppy in his age but I wish I
could be active like him when I get old. It's all good.
kenzento1 4 years ago
Great video, would not pay for it as I obtained them (legally, might I add) from a private collection. Tis truly sad what some people will do for money and to make money. Enjoy the vids: Nagamine Sensei was one of the truly great old men of Okinawan Karate-do.
Yasaguri 4 years ago
Much respect to sensei Nagamine
ckirk76 5 years ago
I see many internal chinese martial arts combined in the movements especially from Bagua walking the cirlce for eg!
Thanks for sharing.. :)
fiercesttiger 5 years ago
Please remember that Shorin-Ryu is strongly influenced by the Chinese. They did their trading at the ports of Naha, Tomari and Shuri villages. It only makes sence that there is kung-fu aspects in them.
jeremybur 4 years ago
The proud fighting spirit of the Islanders and the empty handed Sword of Justice. Training spirit and training body Ah, this is Okinawan Karate-do!
bgfighter 5 years ago
Its pine forest style or matsubayashi
Yes kata was preserved and disguised through dance.
MuskokaLad 5 years ago
Great music choise, old man ^^b
DuraheLL 5 years ago
that's a OKinawan dance
nijuken 5 years ago
its matsubayashi shorin ryu
wolvoboy 5 years ago
ahh so you know about nagamines teachings ehh
belmonte4dinner 4 years ago
What kind of Shorin Ryu Karatedo is this?
bro3887 5 years ago