Shinpan Gusukuma

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name = Shinpan Gusukuma
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other_names = Shinpan Shiroma


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birth_date = 1890
birth_place = Taira Village (Taira-cho), Shuri, Okinawa, Japan
death_date = 1954
death_place = Naminoue-gu, Naha, Okinawa, Japan [ [http://www.ihadojo.com/Origins/index.htm Origins of Beikoku Shido-kan] ] [ [http://www.northwest-koryukan.com/chronology.htm Northwest Koryukan Chronology] ]
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martial_art = Shito-ryu
teacher = Anko Itosu, Kanryo Higaonna
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students = Arakaki Ankichi [ [http://www.msisshinryu.com/masters/arakaki Ankichi Arakaki] ] , Seikichi Iha, Seiichi Iju [ [http://www.shorinryushorinkan.com/hanshi2.htm Okinawan Shorin-ryu Shorinkan Karate] ]
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Shinpan Gusukuma (1890-1954), also known as Shinpan Shiroma by the Japanese, was an Okinawan martial artist who studied Shorin-ryu karate as a student of Anko Itosu. Gusukuma also trained under Kanryo Higaonna in the Naha-te style. Gusukuma went on to establish Shito-ryu with his friend, Kenwa Mabuni. [ [http://shotokan2007.tripod.com/id8.html History of martial arts] ] [ [http://www.kokoro-karate.com/index.cfm?page=14 Maryland Shido-Kan Shorin Ryu Karate Lineage] ]

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