Originally posted by tshadowchaser
do you know if ShorinjiRyu Kenkokan Karate-Do was taught on the island of Oakinawa and if so around what years
Kori Hisataka established his first Dojo in 1945 upon returning to Japan under the name of ShorinjiRyu Kenkokan in Kumaoto prefecture in Kyushu. During the next few years he traveled to Okinawa on a few occasions. On one of these trips he was involved in the establishment of All Okinawa Karate-Do Federation where Chosin Chibana became the first president and Hisataka undertook the position of Technical Director. Some times after 1953, he moved his family to Tokyo, re-establishing his Dojo in Shimo-Kitazawa, Setagaya ward. In 1955 the Hombu was moved to Waseda area.
Hisataka's first teacher as he calls it in the system of ShorinjiRyu (Shorin) was Ankoh Asato. His other major influence was Chotoku Kyan. He also recieved instruction from his father and Grandfather in the family style Kudaka-Ryu Karate-Do. He undertook the study of Kobudo with Sanda Kanagusuku of uhuchuku-Den and in the Kudaka Jima shishiryu bojutsu.
In 1930, Hisataka wih Kyan and Ryosei Kuwa, toured Taiwan and demonstrated Okinawan Karate. Kyan returned to Okinawa, Kuwae stayed in Taiwan, and Hisataka went to China. Starting from Fukien province. There he studied the Fukien Tenbin Bo. Following Fukien he continued to travel throughout China training in different systems of Chuan Fa (shorinji Kempo), Hakkyoken Kempo, as well as Chinese medicine. In 1932, he visited Manchuria where he gave a demonstration of Kusanku kata and shishiryu bo. This was done in front of the Emperor of Manchuria following the boxer rebellion where the leading chinese martial artists were killed. His travels also took him to Russia and Afganistan.
Upon returning to Okinawa, he commenced a tour of Japan with Chotoku Kyan, where they visited different Kendo and Judo Dojo and competed against their champions successfully. While in Japan he studied Judo at Kodokan under Sanpo Toku and received his Yondan.
During the WWII, he was stationed in Manchuria along the Manchurian railway.
He and his family were initially based in Kowa, near the border China and Mongolia. Later moved to the cities of Cho Kakko, Bakudashu, Sarachi. In Sarachi he met Minoru Mochizuki, Kudan(one of the most senior MA in Japan- Direct student of Jigoro Kano And Morihei Ueshiba). They regularly trained and taught together at Mochizuki's Budokan. At this time Hisataka devised a system called Happo Ken based on Kusanku kata, Chuan fa and Hakkyokuken. This was done to pass as much as possible to Mochizuki Sensei in a short time available.
That's all for now. I hope that I answered your question!
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