"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"
Nabe Matsumura - or "Nape no Tanme" (old man Nabe), was born in the Okinawan village of Shuri in the 1860's and died some time in the 1930's. Nabe, the grandson of Sokon Matsumura, was the next in line to learn the Shorin-Ryu style. Little is known about Nabe because he preferred to keep the Shorin system within the family, so teaching outsiders was rare. Nabe's lineage was passed down to Hohan Soken, Nabe's nephew.