About Nabe Matsumura
Lived 1860 – 1930 (aged 69–70). Nabe Matsumura was a Japanese karateka.
, was an Okinawan martial arts master who helped to continue the Matsumura family style of Shōrin-ryū karate-do.
History Nabe Mastsumura, born 1860, was the grandson of Matsumura Sōkon, who founded the Shōrin-ryū style of karate. Being related to Sōkon meant that Nabe was privileged to extremely thorough training from his grandfather in the family's style, as well as the secret White Crane system that was only taught to immediate family members.
In his martial arts career as a sensei, Nabe had only one student: his nephew, Hohan Sōken. Upon his death in 1930, he passed his Menkyo Kaiden to Hohan Sōken, who continued the Matsumura family tradition by solidifying the Shōrin-ryū style of Matsumura Seito karate-do.
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Who was Nabe Matsumura?
Okinawan karateka
When was Nabe Matsumura born?
Nabe Matsumura was born in 1860 in Okinawa Prefecture.
When did Nabe Matsumura die?
Nabe Matsumura died in 1930 in Okinawa Prefecture.
What was Nabe Matsumura's occupation?
Nabe Matsumura was a karateka.
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Nabe Matsumura was Japanese.
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