"A BODY IN MOTION STAY'S IN MOTION, A BODY AT REST STAY'S AT REST"
"A BODY IN MOTION STAY'S IN MOTION, A BODY AT REST STAY'S AT REST"
Hohan Soken - was born in Okinawa in 1889 and died in 1982 at the age of 93. Soken began his training under Nabe Matsumura at age 13. As a youth, Soken was forced to work the fields as a common peasant despite his Samurai heritage. This was due to the political upheaval and modernization in Japan and the outlying islands during the Meiji restoration. Soken is best known for the white crane technique or Hakutsura, which was passed down from his uncle. This technique was traditionally passed down through immediate family only. As of today, the only karateka said to know this technique is Fusei Kise.