"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"
Sokon "BUSHI" Matsumura - was born in the Okinawan village of Shuri in 1796 and later died in 1893 at the age of 97. At age 14, he became a student of Tode Sakugawa where he trained until Sakugawa's death. Sokon was responsible for the development of the "Shuri" branch of karate. At the time there were only three methods of karate, all referring to the village locations they were located in. (Shuri-te, for the Okinawan village of Shuri; Naha-te, for the Okinawan village of Naha; Tomari-te, for the Okinawan village of Tomari). Sokon Matsumura had many famous students. The purest form of his style stayed within his immediate family and was passed down to his grandson, Nabe Matsumura.