The History of the Tomari-te
Tomari-te is a tradition where the old Okinawa Tode-jutsu is preserved.
Karate originated from Tode-jutsu, name that the Chinese martial arts took when it was introduced in Okinawa in the late 18th or earlier 19th Centuries. This Chinese martial art was introduced by Chinese merchants that settled down in Okinawa, by Chinese officials in diplomatic missions, and by the shizoku, youngs of wealthy families that went to China to improve their studies, culture, and also learn some martial arts, that in that times took part of education of noble class. These cultural exchanges continued until the last half of the 19th Century.
Tode-jutsu was developed particularly in the cities of Shuri, old capital of the Ryukyu Kingdom, Naha, the current capital, and Tomari.
The most famous Tomari-te master was *Kosaku Matsumora.
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●The genealogy of Tomari-te
Kosaku matsumora (1829-1898)
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Kotatsu Iha (1873-1928)
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Chojin Kuba (1904-1989)
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Choi Yara (1915-2014)
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Masakazu Katayama (1953- )
