Masami Chinen
Okinawan karateka
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Masami Chinen (知念 正美, Chinen Masami; 1898-1976)[1][2] was an Okinawan martial arts master who formed Yamani ryu. He taught Bōjutsu privately at his home in the village of Tobaru, in Shuri, Okinawa.
| Masami Chinen | |
|---|---|
| Born | 知念 正美 (Chinen Masami)[1][2] 1898 Okinawa, Japan |
| Died | 1976 (aged 77–78) Okinawa, Japan |
| Style | Shōrin-ryū, Yamani Ryu or Yamane Ryu |
| Teachers | Sanra Chinen,[1] Chinen- PECHIN (Yamagusuku Andaya), Shichiyanaka Chinen[3] |
| Other information | |
| Notable students | Chokei Kishaba,[3] Shūgorō Nakazato[4] |
Life
Like many martial arts masters Chinen had been a policeman. During the Second World War he lived with the martial arts master Horoku Ishikawa in Tainan, Taiwan.[5] He also worked at the Shuri City Hall in Shuri, Okinawa.[6]
Yamani Ryu Bōjutsu
Legacy
Although the style ceased to exist after his death, some of his katas were preserved by Seitoku Higa of the Bugeikan and Shūgorō Nakazato of Shōrin-ryū.[3] Another student of Chinen's, Chōgi Kishaba and his student Toshihiro Ōshiro also privately practised Yamani Ryu katas. Ōshiro teaches Bōjutsu today,[8] and so does Chinen's grandnephew Teruo Chinen.[6]
