Katsuya Miyahira

MIYAHIRA KATSUYA (SHORIN-RYU) 10th Dan Hanshi The following infor ation was gi!en to e "y Iha Sei#i$hi Sensei (of %ansing& )uenos Aires& Argentina* Mi$higan) an' his goo' frien'& Miya(ato Sensei fro the S,anish !ersion into -nglish* Miyahira Katsuya is the su$$essor an' heir to the tea$hings of .hi"ana .hoshin* The following is Miyahira/s $hronology0 1213 4ate of "irth is August 15& 1213 1266 7as a$$e,te' as a stu'ent of .hi"ana .hoshin 1283 Re$ei!e' a shihan $ertifi$ate fro .hi"ana an' o,ene' a training hall in A(a Kaneyu#i Nishihara-gun

It was initially written in +a,anese an' was translate' into S,anish* I translate'

1296 O,ene' a training hall in A(a Korai lo$ate' in O#inawa .ity 1296 Taught #arate at the Ryu#yu Uni!ersity 1295 O,ene' a #arate training hall in A(ato& O#inawa 1293 Re$ei!e' the title of #arate-'o #yoshi fro 125: Re$ei!e' an 3th 4an fro the 4ai Ni,,on )uto#u#ai

.hi"ana .hoshin

1255 Taught #arate in Manila& the ;hili,,ines 125< Re$ei!e' a 2th 4an Hanshi fro .hi"ana .hoshin

1252 )e$a e ,resi'ent of the O#inawa Shorin-ryu Karate-'o Asso$iation The following are the tea$hings of Miyahira Katsuya& the ,resent ,resi'ent of the O#inawa Shorin-ryu Karate-'o Asso$iation an' one of the senior ost

stu'ents of .hi"ana .hoshin* Miyahira tea$hes in Naha& O#inawa& an' has $ontri"ute' a nu "er of outstan'ing stu'ents to the shorin-ryu syste * Miyahira Sensei "egan training with .hi"ana Sensei in 1266 an' was ,ro ote' to 2-4an Hanshi in 125<* U,on the 'eath of his tea$her& he for ally re$ei!e' the HANKO (offi$ial seals of the organi(ation) an' was !ote' ,resi'ent of the O#inawa Shorinryu Karate'o Kyo#ai in Mar$h of 1252* THOU=HTS ON S;ARRIN=0 I "elie!e that free style s,arring is essential to the a'!an$e' 'e!elo, ent of a stu'ent "ut only after the stu'ent/s te$hni>ues are a ,art of their self* I te$hni>ues ust also state that the #arate stu'ent/s s,arring the #ata* This ta#es any years to 'e!elo, an' I ust $o e fro

'o not allow a stu'ent to s,ar until they rea$h the san'an (thir' 'egree "la$# "elt) le!el* At this stage of their 'e!elo, ent& s,arring $an "e hel,ful* )elow the san'an le!el& free style s,arring is too 'angerous an' will e!en hin'er a stu'ent/s 'e!elo, ent* I tea$h y stu'ents to "e $on$erne' with the astery of the tra'itional #ata an' unless they aster the #ata they $an ne!er ho,e to "e$o e ,rofi$ient in the

stu'y of #arate-'o* 7hen a stu'ent rea$hes a ,oint in their 'e!elo, ent where they ha!e a goo' un'erstan'ing of the #ata& I then intro'u$e the te$hni>ues of se i-free s,arring* These are ,rearrange' te$hni>ues that test the stu'ent/s a"ility to ?u'ge 'istan$es an' a,,li$ation of "lo$#s an' $ounteratta$#s* %ater we intro'u$e a li ite' ty,e of free style s,arring where we li it the areas to "e atta$#e'* THOU=HTS ON .ORR-.T ATTITU4-0 So e to 'e!elo, the #arate attitu'e through o'ern-'ay tea$hers are trying ight "e$o e a etho's of tourna ent $o ,etition* The

ol' way has always "een self-$o ,etition an' self-stu'y* One in'i!i'ual is u$h too li ite'* A stu'ent/s training

goo' fighter "ut we $annot say that they are ,ra$ti$ing "u'o #arate* This ty,e of ust always "e in "alan$e* THOU=HTS ON KATA0 Kata is ne!er $on$rete in ,erfor an$e or inter,retation* It $hanges either #nowingly& un#nowingly or through the ,assage of ti e* So eti e the $hanges are s all @ li#e $hanging the e ,hasis of ,un$hing to #i$#ing or to >ui$# o!e ents or to slow& stea'y o!e ents* An instru$tor ore ay fa!or one te$hni>ue o!er another an' tell his stu'ents to e ,hasi(e it ta#en ,la$e either $ons$iously or un$ons$iously* These $ases the $hange o$$urs o!er a long ,erio' of ti e*

than it was originally taught* The #ata is still the sa e "ut a $hange has now inor $hanges ha!e not ost really $hange' the style* These $hanges $annot "e ,re!ente' either& for in

THOU=HTS ON KARAT- STY%-S0 If you really loo# at the !arious na es of the o'ern styles& it has no real eaning* Styles are "ase' on the tea$hings of an in'i!i'ual* If the in'i!i'ual is goo'& then of $ourse the style will "e goo'* In the en'& grou, styles are eaningless* You say that your style is "etter then this style or that style& let us see if you $an ,ro!e itA A ,un$h or #i$# $an only "e 'one in a li ite' nu "er of ways that are $o "ati!e* It is li#e a rifle an who shoots at a target* If he hits the target 'o you say that the rifle is a goo' shot or 'o you say that the an' "est rifle an is a goo' shotB The rifle ay "e the ost eC,ensi!e a'e "ut if the shooter is no goo' then the rifle will not hit the

target* The rifle is the style an' the shooter is the ,ra$titioner* Miyahira Katsuya& .hi"ana .hoshin/s senior stu'ent& has no $hil'ren* He has one "rother who stu'ie' #arate "ut he is a $o ,any ,resi'ent an' has !ery little to 'o with #arate* Miyahira still tea$hes Mon'ay& 7e'nes'ay an' Dri'ay nights* He has always taught li#e that an' has not $hange' his tea$hing ti es in o!er thirty years* On O#inawa& Miyahira is a re$ogni(e' training ,artner of the great Moto"u .ho#i* Miyahira Katsuya has a ha"it of ,un$hing the tata i when "ore'& tire' or ner!ous* This ha"it goes "a$# to his $hil'hoo'* In the 126EFs .hi"ana too# Miyahira to !isit Itosu/s gran''aughter that still li!e' in the Itosu fa ily ho e* They sat an' tal#e' at great lengths a"out the great Itosu* Dinally& they starte' tal#ing a"out the 'iffi$ult ti es at the ti e of Itosu/s 'eath in 1219* At this& Miyahira "egan to lose interest an' un$ons$iously "egan to ,oun' the tata i with his fist* The gran''aughter i e'iately sto,,e' her $on!ersation with .hi"ana an' loo#e' at Miyahira* She then sai'& GThat/s a funny ha"it you ha!e there* My gran'father use to 'o the sa e thing when he was "ore'AH TH- TO--TI;;-4 KI.K0 The two a?or styles of shorin-ryu (often referre' to 39I of their front as .hi"ana style shorin-ryu an' Matsu"ayashi-ryu) ,erfor

#i$#s (sho en geri) with what is $alle' Gtsu asa#i geriH (toe-ti,,e' #i$#)* Of the #i$#s that are ,erfor e' in "asi$s an' in #ata& 39I are $hu'an sho en geri ( i''le area front #i$#s) an' are 'one with the toe-ti,,e' #i$#* The other 19I are $alle' ?o'an sho en geri (high front #i$#s) an' are ,erfor e' with the "all of the foot* The toe-ti,,e' is usually not ,erfor e' or ,ra$ti$e' in +a,an 'ue to the 'iffi$ulty of the #i$#* The +a,anese ,refer the "all of the foot #i$# an' the inste, #i$# 'ue to the fa$t that they feel it is easier to G aster*H Nowa'ays& it is also rare to fin' an A eri$an O#inawan stylist who wor#s on the toe-ti,,e' #i$#* They& too& ha!e sought to learn Gthe easier way*H

-!en to'ay in O#inawa& the nati!e ,ra$titioners still ,refer the toe-ti,,e' #i$# with the inste, #i$# as a stan'"y te$hni>ue* )oth of these #i$#s are 'iligently ,ra$ti$e' on the a#iwara an' with training ,artners* The toe-ti,,e' #i$# is ust "e "rought u, to the ,erfor e' straight in with the "a$# an' hea' straight* Tra'ition also in'i$ates that when "ringing the foot u, for the #i$#& that it o,,osite #nee with the #i$#ing foot ,ointe' to a 2E 'egree angle forwar' (towar' your o,,onent) "efore a$tually sna,,ing the foot outwar'* SHORIN-RYU MAJIMS0 The following also $o es fro Shorin-ryu Karate-'o Kyo#ai* These S,irit in Karate-'o Training*H TH- ;RO;-R S;IRIT IN KARAT--4O TRAININ= 1* You shoul' thoroughly un'erstan' an' ,ay stri$t attention to your tea$her/s $orre$tions an' a,,ly the training* 6* In learning the "asi$ te$hni>ues& learn to a,,ly the & a'o,t the transfor the "asi$ te$hni>ues* 8* You shoul' listen to an' a$$e,t the $orre$tions of the a'!an$e' stu'ents* 9* Try to assi ilate e!erything goo' in your ,eers an' use it to $orre$t that whi$h is in$onsistent in you* 5* 7hen tea$hing you shoul' always "e #in' "ut fir ?uniors* SHORIN-RYU .ON4U.T0 The following is ta#en fro the tea$hings of Miyahira Katsuya (O#inawa Shorin-ryu Karate-'o Hanshi 1E-4an) an' are foun' on 'is,lay in his #arate training hall lo$ate' in Ko#u"a Naha& O#inawa0 RU%-S DOR ;RO;-R .ON4U.T IN TH- TRAININ= HA%% 1* To a$>uire eC,erien$e an' un'erstan'ing& ta#e seriously all a'!i$e gi!en to you* :* Ne!er ?u'ge or ta#e a ,erson lightly* 6* A$$e,t with an o,en in' the o,inions an' re ar#s of others& if they ,ro!e to "e earnest& ?ust an' $orre$t* an' stri$t with your ore senior or an' finally to your own taste "ut always a$$or'ing to the $orre$t theory of $orre$tly* :* You $an attain ,erfe$tion "y eCer$ising ,atien$e an' through $onstant the tea$hings of Miyahira Katsuya& Shorin-ryu Hanshi 1Eth 4an an' ,resi'ent of the O#inawa aCi s are written on the wall of his 'o?o an' are a gui'e to hel, his stu'ents in a "etter un'erstan'ing of the G;ro,er

8* )e honest& fair an' true whene!er you ,on'er o!er or reason out a ,ro"le or theory* 9* 7hen you are not training& >uietly sit "y the e'ge of the 'o?o an' wat$h the a$ti!ities of your fellow stu'ents an' how they are $orre$te'* By Ernest Estrada, Okinawa Shorinryu Kyoshi

The following article was written by Morinobu Maeshiro, one of Mr. Katsuya Miyahiras long-ti e and de!oted students, to co Martial &rts *ouncil. Many Years Ha!e ;asse' Sin$e Starting to %earn the 7ay of Karate
In 1989, Master Katsuya Miyahira, the president of the Okinawa Shorin Ryu Shido-kan, was honored by the apan Martia! "rts "sso#iation as a person who has #ontributed distin$uished ser%i#es to the &artia! arts' (o #o&&e&orate this o##asion, I wou!d !ike to write about Master Miyahira)s &artia! arts #areer fro& it)s be$innin$' Master Miyahira was born in *ishihara, one of the %i!!a$es dire#t!y #ontro!!ed by the Kin$)s #ourt, where &artia! arts had a!ways been popu!ar a&on$ the residents' +e first !earned &artia! arts fro& his father who had $raduated fro& the (oya&a "r&y S#hoo! and was $ood at swordp!ay and $y&nasti#s' ,nterin$ the -irst unior +i$h S#hoo!, Master Miyahira be$an fo#ussin$ on karate'

e orate the occasion of Mr.

Miyahiras recei"t of the #$%$ &ward 'or (istinguished Ser!ices fro the )a"an

He "e$a e a stu'ent at the 'o?o of .hoshin .hi"ana Sensei& whi$h was lo$ate' at Na#i?in =oten of Yoshitsugu TeishiK there he re$ei!e' influen$es fro the 'o?o/s senior ,u,ils& su$h as Kangi Shoya& Yasuyoshi Ka i#osu& Tsuguyoshi Miyagi& .ho(o Na#a a an' Shin?i Tawa'a* I ha!e hear' that Master Miyahira also learne' #arate at the Dirst +unior High with An"un To#u'a Sensei an' his tea$her who taught hi the s,irit of artial arts that has #in'ness a ong rigor* )oth .hi"ana Sensei an' To#u'a Sensei were a ong the "est stu'ents of An#o Itosu Sensei& the te "oth at the town 'o?o an' at s$hool* Tra'itional Shuri-te fo$uses on Ate i* The $entral i'ea is that "lo$#ing (u#e) eans not only to 'efen' oneself against an atta$# "y his o,,onent& "ut also to si ultaneously $rush the atta$#* I'ealisti$ally& one shoul' train the han's an' feet so as to a$hie!e the $on'ition in whi$h strength an' fleCi"ility $oeCist& ?ust aster of the Shuri style (Shuri-te)* This situation ena"le' Master Miyahira to learn the tra'itional #atas of the Shuri-

as steel has "oth har'ness an' s,ringiness in it* Thus& using a ,un$hing "oar' ( a#iwara)& one shoul' hit it han'& ore than two hun're' ti es a 'ay with ea$h etho's& ai ing at si ultaneous iCing se!eral #in's of ,un$hing (tsu#i)

o$$urren$e of offense an' 'efense* Master Miyahira traine' hi self& $losely following the Shuri-te/s tra'itional etho's* In 1283& soon after the en' of the 7orl' 7ar II& he o,ene' a #arate 'o?o in his ho etown of Nishihara& inten'ing to train the youth to "e strong ,ersons who $oul' li!e through any 'iffi$ulties* Master Miyahira set his 'o?o/s rules as follows0 - Try to ,erfe$t one/s own ,ersonality - .ulti!ate the s,irit of - Lalue goo' anors a#ing $onstant efforts - A' onish one/s own youthful ar'or

)ase' on these rules& he $reate' his "asi$ $on$e,ts of #arate0 GDollowing the reason an' the lawH an' G$oeCisting an' $o-flourishingH* He na e' his 'o?o Shi'o#an& ho,ing to instru$t the youth who as,ire' to learn the way of #arate* After o!ing to Naha .ity in Se,te "er& 129:& he $ontinue' his effort to ,o,ulari(e the Shuri-te& an' also !isite' the ;hili,,ines to tea$h an' ,ro,agate #arate there* In +une& 12<8& Master Miyahira ,arti$i,ate' in the Dirst Karate 7orl' .ha ,ionshi, an' re$ei!e' an awar' for his 'istinguishe' ser!i$e in #arate* 4uring the sa e ,erio'& Master Miyahira too# offi$e as the ,resi'ent of the O#inawa Shorin Ryu Karate Asso$iation an' stri!e' to a#e the asso$iation grow* In!ite' "y the )ra(il Shorin Ryu Karate Asso$iation& the Argentina Shorin Ryu Karate Asso$iation& an' the North A eri$a Shorin Ryu Shi'o#an& he energeti$ally !isite' these ,la$es to tea$h an' ,o,ulari(e #arate o!erseas* In 123:& he "e$a e a $oun$ilor of the +a,an Karate De'eration an' 'e!ote' his energies to hel, tea & a#e +a,anese #arate grow* He also too# ,art in the +a,an.hina International Martial Arts Tourna ent as the lea'er of the +a,anese a#ing an effort for the goo'will eC$hange* In the #arate 'i!ision at the le' "y Master Miyahira& 8:n' National Athleti$ Meet in 123<& the O#inawa tea

finishe' first o!erall& the !i$tory earning Master Miyahira a s,e$ial awar' for his 'istinguishe' ser!i$e "y the O#inawa A ateur S,orts Asso$iation* Then $a e this year/s awar' for 'istinguishe' ser!i$es in artial arts*

Dor the ,ast se!eral 'e$a'es& I ha!e "een ins,ire' "y Master Miyahira/s ,ersistent effort to attain the higher groun' in #arate an' in #arate only& wishing to so e 'ay sur,ass hi * It see s& howe!er& that e!ery $an $at$h u, with hi & he is alrea'y gone far ahea' of o ent I feel as if I eK it is li#e "uil'ing a e& with his own

la''er to rea$h the s#y* I won'er if Master Miyahira is tea$hing way of life& that there is no en' for the >uest for ,erfe$t #arate*

As an el'er in the worl' of #arate& Mr* Miyahira is in $harge of the O#inawa Karate .onferen$e an' still gi!es his stu'ents lessons as well* In se!eral sy ,osiu s hel' "y the Karate Shin"un news,a,er an' the Ryu#yu Shin,o news,a,er& an' also in his le$tures& Mr* Miyahira has o,enly state' his own i'eas a"out the future of O#inawa #arate* Sin$e those i'eas are !ery suggesti!e& we will >uote one of the here0
./urin$ the 0or!d 1#hinan#hu (ourna&ent, the Karate2"n#ient Martia! "rts ,3#han$e -esti%a! was a bi$ su##ess' (his is a bi$ step for a future fu!!-s#a!e wor!d #ha&pionship4 5-ro& the sy&posiu& .(he -uture Okinawa Karate4, (he Karate Shinbun6 Septe&ber, 1997 8'

7hen the #arate le$ture series for the general ,u"li$ too# ,la$e for the first ti e (De"ruaryMO$to"er& 1221)& Master Katsuya Miyahira (;resi'ent of the O#inawa Shorin Ryu Karate Asso$iation) taught the Shorin Ryu to a"out se!enty ,eo,le in one of the e'iu si(e' $onferen$e roo s of the Ryu#yu Shin,o* 4es,ite su$h a 'iffi$ult the e as the le$ture a"out #arate& the see ingly s all $onferen$e roo was fille' with eager #arate fans an' athletes* Master Miyahira aster* The ain 'ifferen$e entione' .hoshin Suri'ennai eC,laine' to his au'ien$e the history of the Shorin Ryu an' its $hara$teristi$s "y s,ea#ing a"out .hoshin .hi"ana& his own "etween Mr* Miyahira/s le$ture an' others/ was that he

.hi"ana/s fa ily tree in great 'etail* .hoshin .hi"ana $a e fro any talente'

an' "elonge' to the high-ran# warrior $lass* Out of his fa ily line a,,eare' en who later "e$a e lea'ers of the so$iety in 'ifferent fiel's* One reason why Mr* Miyahira tal#e' a"out the 'etails of .hi"ana/s life is to let his au'ien$e $learly un'erstan' the Shorin RyuK another reason is ,ro"a"ly "ase' on his own uni>ue ,hiloso,hy for #arate* Mr* Miyahira often tea$hes the G!irtue of of Martial ArtsH fro rea's as follows0 one of the .hinese artial artsH to young ,eo,le* At the ilitary strategy "oo#s* The >uotation en' of his le$ture& he eC,laine' the !alue of #arate& >uoting the GSe!en Lirtues

.Martia! arts forbids %io!en#e, suppresses an uprisin$, keeps one fro& #orruption, estab!ishes honor for one, pa#ifies the pub!i#, &akes har&ony a&on$ peop!e, and &akes one ri#h' (hese are the se%en %irtues of &artia! arts4' (he &artia! arts 5karate8 #an, a##ordin$ to Mr' Miyahira, be a he!pfu! too! for one)s !ife6 it adds %a!ue to one)s abi!ity, se#ures a sure &eans of !i%in$, and e%en &akes one ri#h' (his interpretation &ay sound %u!$ar, but it shows that Mr' Miyahira fo#uses not on!y on the spiritua!ity of karate, but a!so on its pra#ti#a!ity' ,%en today, &any karate e3perts tend to ho!d on to the %o!unteer spirit as their &ottos, be!ie%in$ that one shou!d not use karate as a too! for &akin$ a fortune, or as a &eans of !i%in$' (his kind of 9uritanis& has been pre%entin$ Okinawa karate fro& f!ourishin$ in popu!arity and a#hie%in$ e#ono&i#a! su##ess in do:o &ana$e&ent'

The tea$hing of Itosu& howe!er& 'oes not insist on su$h ;uritanis see s to say that the ore res,e$ta"le a #arate eC,ert is& the

in #arateK it

ore su$$essful

he shoul' "e so$ially an' e$ono i$ally* Here we $an see the will of Master Miyahira who& "y ha!ing learne' fro an' $o-flourishingH* Mr* Miyahira s,ea#s a"out the Shorin Ryu as follows* In 12E3& his tea$her An#o Itosu su" itte' a ,etition to the ,refe$tural offi$ials of O#inawa to intro'u$e #arate into the regular ,u"li$ s$hool $urri$ulu * This ,etition of Itosu is $alle' the GTen Arti$les of KarateH* Mr* Miyahira says that this is all one shoul' #now a"out the Shorin Ryu* Though it ,resent its $ontents here0 In the intro'u$tion& Itosu tells the history of #arate ( .hina Han' )* It "egins with the following senten$es0 GKarate $a e fro whi$h $a e fro .hina* Sin$e these two neither .onfu$ianis etho's ha!e their nor )u''his * It starte' as the .lassi$ Shorin Ryu an' the Shorei Ryu& "oth of erits an' etho's of 'e erits& it is i ,ortant to ,reser!e an' inherit the as they areH* The ay "e a little too long& we woul' li#e to Master Itosu& now instru$ts his stu'ents in a$$or'an$e with his i'eas0 GDollowing the reason an' the lawH an' G$oeCisting

,aragra,h $ontinues as Itosu 'es$ri"es the ,ur,oses an' training #arate& insisting that it "e ta#en into the s$hool e'u$ation* His first arti$le says that though #arate/s ai ain reason for this is not to

is to strengthen one/s "o'y& the

eet one/s own nee's& "ut to ser!e the so$iety*

Thus a #arate athlete has to #now that e!en if he were to "e $onfronte' with !iolen$e& he shoul' ne!er hurt his o,,onent*

The se$on' arti$le tells that #arate strengthens "ones an'

us$les of the "o'y&

a#ing it as strong as iron an' stone& so as to use the han's an' feet in ,la$e of a s,ear or a swor'* Itosu $lai s that su$h a$hie!e ent is ,ossi"le if one "egins training his "o'y when he is still in ele entary s$hool* Itosu then says that it woul' hel, +a,an to "uil' the so$iety of sol'iers& the i'eal of Itosu/s ti e when the whole nation was wor#ing har' to enri$h an' strengthen the $ountry* The thir' arti$le eC,lains that though one $annot "e a #arate eC,ert in a short ti e& a ,oint on& ere one to two hours !igorous 'aily training woul' a#e one/s that ,hysi>ue in$o ,ara"le to a nor al ,erson in three to four years* Dro any woul' $ontinue ,ursuing the $areer of #arate for life* ost essential a#iwara e!ery 'ay* The The fourth arti$le $lai s that sin$e the han's an' feet are the wea,ons in #arate& one shoul' train his "y ,un$hing a ,oint is to ,un$h it one to two hun're' ti es a 'ay* Itosu thus #ee,s eC,laining the essen$e of #arate* His fifth arti$le 'es$ri"es the $orre$t ,ositionsK another ,oints out the wrong training eCa ,le& that too u$h tension in us$les $an har $an un'erstan' Mr* Miyahira/s $lai "i"le of the Shorin Ryu* Shorin Ryu Originally& there was no $lear 'istin$tion a ong !arious s$hools of #arate (ryu)* The style 'e!elo,e' an' han'e' 'own fro generation to generation in Shuri has "een $alle' the Shuri-te& the one in Naha the Naha-te& an' the one in To ari the To ari-te* Shuri flourishe' as O#inawa/s $a,ital $ity for a long ti e* As the $enter of history& $ulture an' ,oliti$s& Shuri has ,ro'u$e' any fa ous artial artists su$h as Kanga Sa#ugawa AKA Karate Sa#ugawa& .ho#en Ma#a"e AKA Ma#a"e .hansho& So#on Matsu ura AKA 7arrior Matsu ura& an' Master An#o Itosu* Master .hoshin .hi"ana learne' one of the tra'itional ways of #arate fro Master An#o Itosu& who in turn ha' learne' it fro Master So#on Matsu ura* In 1266& Master .hi"ana na e' the sai' way of #arate the Shorin Ryu in or'er to 'istinguish it fro "e$a e its foun'er* The $hara$teristi$s of the Shorin Ryu are 'etaile' in the GTen Arti$les of KarateH& the ,etition su" itte' in 12E3 "y Master An#o Itosu& Master .hoshin .hi"ana/s tea$her& to the e'u$ation 'e,art ent of O#inawa ;refe$ture* The Shorin Ryu tea$hes stan$es an' "reathing relaCe'* It also tea$hes a uni>ue etho's that are natural an' etho' of ta#ing in ,ower an' releasing it0 one the Shuri-te/s other ryus an' thus etho's& warning& for the "loo' $ir$ulation* 7e

that this letter of Itosu alone wor#s as the

ta#es in ,ower fro

insi'e outwar'* This

etho'

a#es $on$entration of ,ower ainly "y

easy& whi$h& $o "ine' with the >ui$#ness of ,un$hing a

o!e ent& in$reases the for$e of

an atta$#* The "asi$ training is the Naihan$hi0 one trains his han's

a#iwara to in$rease the 'estroying for$e of an atta$#* Also when

atta$#e'& one shoul' s ash u, the o,,onent as well as 'efen' hi selfK this ena"les one to learn the te$hni>ue of atta$#N'efense $o "ination* In O#inawa ;refe$ture& there are $urrently :8 'o?os that "elong to the O#inawa Shorin Ryu Karate Asso$iation& for whi$h Mr* Miyahira a$ts as the ,resi'ent* More "ran$h 'o?os eCist outsi'e of O#inawa an' a"roa'& as the ,o,ularity of the Shorin Ryu is in$reasing worl'wi'e* At the G)i$# Sy ,osiu Mr* Miyahira sai'0 GIt is i ,ortant to 'e!elo, the uni>ue ost i ,ortant thing to'ay is to $hara$teristi$s of ea$h ryu of #arate& "ut the

$reate an instru$tion ,lan that $an "e a,,lie' to any ryu* In or'er to a$hie!e this& we ha!e to e'u$ate our future instru$tors an' foun' a #arate uni!ersity* It is ,ossi"le to hol' a worl' $ha ,ionshi, in three to fi!e years* 7e shoul' organi(e a tas# for$e to a#e the i'ea $o e trueH* Katsuya Miyahira :21-9 A(a Kuni"a Nana-.ity 4O)0 August 3& 1213 A,r-1266 Se,-1266 +an-126< O$t-1283 O$t-1296 A,r-1293 De"-125< Mar-1252 Se,-12<3 A,r-123: Instru$te' "y .hoshin .hi"ana Sensei* Instru$te' "y An"un To#u'a Sensei* Instru$te' "y .ho#i Moto"u Sensei* O,ens a 'o?o at Kanehisa in Nishihara* )e$o es a #arate tea$her at the Ryu#yu Uni!ersity* Re$ei!es the title of Kyoshi (tea$her) fro )uto#u#ai* the 4aini,,on The Re$or' of Karate .areer (si ,lifie')

Re$ei!es #u'an (2th 'an) as a #arate Hanshi ( aster)* Ta#es offi$e as the ,resi'ent of O#inawa Shorin Ryu Karate Asso$iation* Re$ei!es ?u'an (1Eth 'an) as a #arate Hanshi* )e$o es "oth a first ran# ?u'ge for the >ualifi$ation $o an' a $oun$ilor* ittee

A,r-1235 +an-122E A,r-122E

Ta#es offi$e as the ,resi'ent of the O#inawa ;refe$ture Karate De'eration* Re$ei!es the 1232 awar' for 'istinguishe' ser!i$es in the artial arts fro the +a,an Martial Arts .onferen$e* %ea!es offi$e as the ,resi'ent of the O#inawa ;refe$ture Karate De'erationK ta#es offi$e as the a'!isor to sai' fe'eration*

;y Morinobu Maeshiro +Secretary-,eneral of the Okinawa Shorin -yu Karate

&ssociation. Reprinted from the Beikoku Shido-Kan Association web site

FONTE: http://fairlawndojo.com/katsuya-miyahira/ 13:1 !"/ "/13