Ota: How many karate organizations are there in Okinawa at present?

Chojun Miyagi: There are Okinawa Branch of Dai Nippon Butokukai, Physical
Education Association of Okinawa Prefecture and Physical Education
Association of Shuri City.

Ota: Mr. Chibana, how many students do you have now at your karate dojo?

Choshin Chibana: I have about 40 students at my karate dojo.

Chojun Miyagi: There is an opinion insisting that there are two Ryu or
styles in karate, namely, Shorin-Ryu and Shorei-Ryu. I think such an
opinion is wrong or false, as there is no evidence at all. However, if we
have two styles in karate, we can categorize them by their teaching
methods. In one style, they do not even differentiate between Fundamental
Kata (= Kata such as Sanchin, Tensho and Naifanchi) and Kaishu Kata (= Kata
other than Sanchin, Tensho and Naifanchi). They teach karate
unsystematically and unmethodically. In the other style, they differentiate
between Fundamental Kata and Kaishu Kata clearly. They teach karate
systematically and methodically. My teacher (= Master Kanryo Higaonna)
taught me karate in the way of the latter.

Ota: Karate masters we know did not go to China to study karate.

Chojun Miyagi: I have heard that Master Matsumura went to China and
practiced karate there.

Choshin Chibana: Our teacher taught us Naifanchi as a Fundamental Kata.

Ota: Mr. Motobu, who taught you karate?

Choki Motobu: I learned karate from Master Itosu, Master Sakuma and Master
Matsumora of Tomari village.

Ota: I thought you created your own karate on your own without learning
from karate masters.

Choki Motobu: (laughing) No, I did not create my karate on my own.

Nakasone: Now we know every karate masters have agreed to the plan to
establish a karate promotion association. As Mr. Furukawa told us the
necessity of founding a karate promotion association, we think the other
people also seem to agree to this plan. So we would like the members to
start the preparation for establishing it.


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