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mother was Japanese. He was an 8th Dan
I believe and he and I became friends and
he started training me harder than I’ve
ever trained before.

Can you tell us how it was training with
him?

Miyagi’s methods were tough but with
a smile in his voice. He would punish
anyone would not turn over their hand in
a Seikan Punch by striking the back of the
hand with a back fist. It was very painful
and as I was told more than once, he was
too tough to train with. Once he made me
stand in a horse stance for 7 hours in the
sand, under a tree while looking at the
ocean over in Wahiawa. I couldn’t walk
correctly for days after that.

What is the most important characteristic
of learning within the Shorin-Ryu?

Speed and redirection as well as body In the photo of Above we can see Hanshi Dan Tosh next to
shifting are key elements taught in Shorin- Matayoshi, Sensei 10th Dan Shorin-ryu. Below we see doing different
Ryu and most of this is taught through
techniques of Tamashiwara (breaks).

Kata.