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Seigi Nakamura

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Seigi Nakamura
Historical photo of Seigi Nakamura
Born(1924-11-22)November 22, 1924
Okinawa, Japan
DiedMarch 25, 1999(1999-03-25) (aged 74)
Okinawa, Japan
StyleShōrin-ryū, Gōjū-ryū
Teacher(s)Shōshin Nagamine, Shinyei Kyan, Jokei Kushi
Notable studentsChokei Kishaba, Katsuhiko Shinzato, Toshihiro Oshiro

Seigi Nakamura (仲村正義, Nakamura Seigi, 1924-1999) was an Okinawan martial arts master who learned both the Shōrin-ryū and Gōjū-ryū styles of karate.[1]

Karate-do

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Nakamura practiced with Shoshin Nagamine and was also influenced by Shinyei Kyan and Jokei Kushi who were both senior students in Nagamine's dojo. For a number of years, Nakamura was the senior instructor at Nagamine's honbu dojo in Naha, Okinawa.[1]

Legacy

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Nakamura profoundly influenced and inspired what is taught in Shōrin-ryū Kishaba Juku and developed and founded by his students Chokei Kishaba and Katsuhiko Shinzato.[1][2]


See also

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Okinawan martial arts

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