Kyudokan

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Shorin-ryu and Okinawa Ti, a living tradition.

Kyudokan

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Yuchoku sensei and his brother Jintatsu who was visiting from Argentina, where Jintatsu spent most of his life teaching Matsubayashi-ryu and later Kyudokan Shorin-ryu.

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Gibo Toshio (circa 1920~2005), 10th Dan- he was considered by most of the Kyudokan seniors as the best student the Kyudokan ever produced. Onaga sensei would often talk about learning Ti from Gibo. Gibo-san brought his grandson to Onaga sensei at the Shinjinbukan in 2001.

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Outdoors Machiwara training is the norm at the Kyudokan even today.

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