Zenryō Shimabukuro
Zenryō Shimabukuro ( Japanese島 袋 善良Shimabukuro Zenryō ; born November 5, 1909 in Shuri (Okinawa) ; † October 14, 1969 ) is considered the founder of Shorin-Ryu Seibukan Karate .
Life
He was born in 1909 to a poor family. Due to the acute financial shortage, he was only able to start training in martial arts under Chotoku Kyan Sensei relatively late . It was only from the age of around 25, after he opened a bakery in Chatan Cho , that he was able to train under Sensei Chotoku Kyan for ten years before he started teaching karate himself in his home. In 1962 he built his dojo , which he called "Seibukan". The name (Sei = saint; bu = art; kan = school) illustrates Master Shimabukuro's attitude towards karate.
In 1964 he was awarded the highest rank in Okinawa Karate by the All-Japan Karate-Do Federation - 10th Dan . In 1969, Master Zenryo Shimabukuro died as a result of a ruptured appendix . Today his son, Zenpo Shimabukuro (10th Dan), is Supreme Sensei and teaches in Okinawa at the ISSKA headquarters
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| SURNAME | Shimabukuro, Zenryo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese karateka, founder of the Seibukan Karate Dojo |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 5th November 1909 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Shuri (Okinawa) |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 14, 1969 |