TERUYA KISHIN (1804-1864)
TERUYA KISHIN (also called Teruya Ki), one of the most important teachers of Tomari te of the first generation, was born in Tomari (Okinawa) in 1804.
The Kata he liked best were Passai and Wanshu. There are sources, that claim Teruya to have been in China to learn martial arts.
He had two main students that influenced the development of Tomari te : MATSUMORA KOSAKU and OYADOMARI KOKAN. To both he was teaching the Kata Passai, Wanshu and Rohai.
Matsumora described Teruya as his real teacher although he was learning three years before with Master UKU GIKO. NAGAMINE SHOSHIN describes in his book Tales of Okinawa's Great Masters some interesting episodes from the life of Matsumora. Some more informations about Teruya and his relation to Matsumora can be found. For instance that Teruya was so impressed by the enthusiasm of Matsumora, that he invited him to train with him at his family tomb, which was a very big honour.
Sources:
(1) Prefecture Okinawa – Geschichte der Kampfkünste auf Okinawa
(Link)
(2) Itosu Kai Canada : Matsumora Kosaku (Link)
(3) Camara, Fernando P.: Tomari-te: The Place of the Old ToTe (Link)
(4) Nagamine Shoshin : Tales
of Okinawa's Great Masters
(5) Goodin, Charles C.: Kata – The Living History of Matsubayashi Ryu Karate
(Link)
