Seiichi Iju

Seiichi Iju
Born Japan Japan
Died Japan Japan
Other names Selichl Ishu
Style Shitō-ryū
Teacher(s) Shinpan Gusukuma
Notable students Shūgorō Nakazato

Seiichi Iju (伊集 盛一[1] Iju Seiichi), also known as Selichl Ishu was an Okinawan martial artist. He studied Shitō-ryū karate as a student of Shinpan Gusukuma. Iju had a dojo in Osaka, Japan.[2] He was the first teacher of Shūgorō Nakazato (from 1935–1940), who then went on to become a student of Chosin Chibana.[3] The version of Gojūshiho kata practiced in Shōrin-ryū Shorinkan is credited to Iju and his lineage. The rest of Shōrin-ryū Shorinkan katas are derived from Chosin Chibana's lineage.[4]

References

  1. 仲里周五郎先生の略歴:昭和10年7月 伊集盛一先生に師事。
  2. OMAC Martial Wellness Karate Lineage
  3. History of Okinawan Kobayashi Shorin Ryu Karatedo
  4. Okinawan Shorin-ryu Shorinkan Karate