Zenpo Shimabukuro Sensei Hanshi 10th Dan
Seibukan

Zenpo Shimabukuro Sensei who is a Hanshi 10th Dan was born on October 11th, 1943 in Chatan of the Nakagami District in Okinawa. He started studying Karate in 1952 under his father Zenryo Shimabukuro. He then began studying Shorin-ryu under Chozo Nakama in 1958. Shimabukuro Sensei taught in the USA for 3 years from 1963. He is the current chairman of the All Okinawa Karate Federation, which is an organization with 3 dojos in the Okinawa prefecture, 5 branches on the mainland part of Japan, and 200 branches in 14 countries overseas.

KarateMasters & Dojos
August 14, 2020

Dojo info

Dojo Name Seibukan
Style Shorin-ryu
Area Yoshihara, Chatan

・Learn kihon, kata and applied movements of Shorin-ryu.
・Shimabukuro Sensei is fluent in English because he had taught Karate in the US for 3 years.
・When he was younger, he was skilled at kumite, and so through kumite and kata is able to teach the techniques that can be used in competitions and actual confrontations. In particular, you can study how to use speed to train the body.

Master info
Name Zenpo Shimabukuro
Grade Shorin-ryu 10th dan
Position President of Seibukan
Chairman of All Okinawa Karate federation

Zenpo Shimabukuro Sensei who is a Hanshi 10th Dan was born on October 11th, 1943 in Chatan of the Nakagami District in Okinawa. He started studying Karate in 1952 under his father Zenryo Shimabukuro. He then began studying Shorin-ryu under Chozo Nakama in 1958. Shimabukuro Sensei taught in the USA for 3 years from 1963. He is the current chairman of the All Okinawa Karate Federation, which is an organization with 3 dojos in the Okinawa prefecture, 5 branches on the mainland part of Japan, and 200 branches in 14 countries overseas.

Lesson info

Program ・Private Class
・Group Class
Technological system Okinawa Karate Shorin-Ryu  Kihon, Kata, Yakusoku kumite
Lesson time ・19:00-21:00 (Monday, Wednesday, Friday)
Fee (not incuding TAX) Group lesson   8,000 JPY
Private lesson  20,000 JPY
Rule ・Black belt or your own belt if available
・Respect the Grand Master and other students (if any).
Requirement ・Your own drink
・Towel
Photo & video Photo X
Video X
*Prohibited during training
*Sensei’s permission required

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