TAIZABURO NAKAMURA
After II WW he developed and popularized battodo , among others by creating the final version of Toyama-ryu kata and inventing happo giri toho.
Grandmaster Nakamura held following ranks and titles in martial arts: Nakamura-ryu soke, battodo 10 dan hanshi, jukendo 8 dan hanshi, tankendo 8 dan hanshi, kendo 7 dan hanshi, kyudo 4 dan, judo 3 dan (in 1930s).
He passed away on 13th May 2003 in the age of 92 years, retaining physical fitness and impressive swordsmanship skills.
Sensei Piotrkowicz and president of the International Battodo Federation Kenzo Nakamura at Grandmaster's grave in Yokohama.
Tameshigiri training with 90 year old soke Nakamura. Over 1,5 MB, wmv format. Click on the picture below.
TETSUNDO TANABE
He created sport and safe samurai swordsmanship chanbara - spochan, which is practiced in over 40 countries. He was born in 1942 on Pallau island. Grandmaster Tanabe was teacher of many outstanding masters of Japanese fencing, such as: Tabuchi, Hosokawa, Hataya. Besides being Goshindo soke and kaicho of the International Sports Chanbara Association he holds following ranks and titles in martial arts: battodo 9 dan hanshi, jukendo 7 dan, iaido 7 dan, tankendo 6 dan, kendo 6 dan.
Kaicho Tanabe and sensei Hosokawa performing kodachi kumitachi.
Below there is Japanese TV show about master Tanabe and sports chanbara. Click on the picture below.
TAKAYUKI KUBOTA
10 dan Gosoku-ryu karate, soke. Born in 1934 in Kumamoto, Japan. President of the International Karate Association. Soke Takayuki Kubota is a master of the following martial arts: karate, kobudo, taiho-jutsu, kendo, judo (5 dan), aikido (5 dan). He is creator of Toshin-ryu kenjutsu, kubojitsu and Shindo Tsue Jutsu, inventor of weapons: kubotan and kubotai.
Grandmaster Kubota with his assistant, R. Kuratomi in Samurai School in Warsaw, 2004.
Below on YouTube movie presenting various aspects of Gosoku-ryu - hard and fast martial art school of master Kubota. Click on the picture below.
