Peichin Takahara

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Peichin Takahara
Born	1683 Akata-Cho\Southern Shuri,  Ryūkyū Kingdom
Died	1760
Martial art practiced	Ch'uan Fa
Teacher(s)	Chatan Yara[1]
Notable students	Kanga Sakukawa

Takahara Pēchin (高原 親雲上, Takahara Pēchin^?) was revered as a great warrior and is attributed to have been the first to explain the aspects or principles of the do ("way"). Pēchin (親雲上, Pēchin^?) was a social class of the Ryūkyū Kingdom.

These principals are: 1) ijo, the way-compassion, humility and love. 2) katsu, the laws-complete understanding of all techniques and forms of karate, and 3) fo dedication-the seriousness of karate that must be understood not only in practice, but in actual combat. The collective translation is: "One’s duty to himself and his fellow man." He was the first teacher of Sakukawa "Tode" Kanga who was to become known as the "father of Okinawan karate.".^[2]

[edit] References

1. ^ First Karate pioneers
2. ^ Takahara, Peichin