Shinpan Gusukuma

In this Okinawan name, the surname is Gusukuma.
Shinpan Gusukuma
Born1890
Taira Town (Taira-chō), Shuri, Okinawa, Japan
Died1954 (aged 63–64)
Naminoue-gū, Naha, USCAR, present-day Okinawa[1][2]
Other namesShinpan Shiroma
StyleShorin-ryū
Teacher(s)Ankō Itosu, Higaonna Kanryō
Notable studentsSeiichi Iju[3]

Shinpan Gusukuma (城間 真繁, Shiroma Shinpan, 1890–1954), read as Shinpan Shiroma in standard Japanese, was an Okinawan martial artist who studied Shōrin-ryū karate as a student of Ankō Itosu. Gusukuma also trained under Higaonna Kanryō in the Naha-te style. Gusukuma went on to establish Shitō-ryū with Kenwa Mabuni.[4][5]

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