Eizo Shimabukuro
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| Eizo Shimabukuro | |
| Born | April 19, 1925 Gushikawa, Okinawa |
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| Residence | Okinawa, Japan |
| Martial art practiced | Karate |
| Style practiced | Goju Ryu, Shorin-ryu, Shōrin-ryū (Shōbayashi) |
| Teacher(s) | Chōtoku Kyan, Chōjun Miyagi, Shimabuku Tatsuo, Chōki Motobu, Taira Shinken |
| Rank | Master, Founder of Shōrin-ryū (Shōbayashi) |
| Notable students | Joe Lewis, Eiko Shimabukuro |
| Website | OSKIA |
Eizo Shimabukuro (April 19, 1925 – ) is the current head of Shōbayashi Shōrin-ryū, a descendant karate school of Shōrin-ryū. His brother is Tatsuo Shimabuku, also notable Okinawan martial artist who founded the largely U.S. popular Isshin-ryū.
