Carolina Isshinryu Academy
Chief Instructor:
Mitch Kobylanski
, 8th Dan
Member: United Southern
Isshin Ryu
-
 Location/date
of birth: Holyoke, Massachusetts on August 26, 1953.
- Date/Location/Instructor where
Isshinryu training began: 1969 in Holyoke, Massachusetts with
Grand Master Lewis Lizotte.
- Date received Sho-Dan in Isshinryu
karate: October 1971.
- Date received present rank: Hachi-Dan
in Isshinryu - July 2000.
- Organizational support:
Member of the AOKA since November 1971. Member of the AOKA Board of
Directors, former member of the AOKA Promotion Board, and AOKA
Advisory Board. Routinely contributes to the AOKA Newsletter and
maintains/supports the AOKA Website. Member of the USJA since May
2003. Head Instructor of the Carolina Isshinryu Academy.
- Awards (Martial Arts): Spirit of
Isshinryu by the AOKA (1995). Sensei of Sensei from Isshinryu Hall
of Fame (IHOF) 1999. Inducted in the the IHOF (2003). Certified USJA
Level I Coach.
About Isshinryu
Master Shinkichi (Tatsuo) Shimabuku was born on September 19,1908, and
began his study of karate (Shuri-te) as a boy with his uncle, Irshu
Matsumora. Master Shimabuku would eventually train under three great
Okinawan masters: Chotoku Kyan, Chojun Miyagi and Choki Motobu,
ultimately becoming an acknowledged expert in both the Goju-Ryu and
Shorin-Ryu systems. Over time, he refined techniques and concepts from
both systems to form Isshin Ryu (One Heart Way) on January 15th, 1954.
Chotoku Kyan was a student of Master Yasutune Itosu, who taught Shuri-te,
and of, Master Matsumora, who taught Tomari-te. These two styles were
combined to form Shorin-Ryu. He was famous for his powerful kicks, and
for his outstanding teaching ability. Kyan was a stern perfectionist,
and young Tatsuo Shimabuku achieved the honor of being his best student.
Chojun Miyagi was the number one student of the Naha-te grandmaster,
Kanryo Higashionna. Miyagi was known as an exacting sensei whose
grueling workouts greatly strengthened the body and built up endurance.
Miyagi placed great emphasis on breathing and tension, low kicks, and
the development of mind, body and spirit.
Choki Motobu was a less formal instructor, but an accomplished master in
Shorin-Ryu, and an indomitable fighter. Coming from an ancient line of
Okinawan nobles, he had an eccentric personality and an enormous
physique. He is remembered as a brawler as well as a master, teaching
both street and classic techniques.
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Stallings, NC 28104-5042
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