Sanshin Martial Arts Lineage

Satsunuku "Tode" Sakugawa
1733-1815
Father of Okinawan Karate
Combined Chinese art of Ch'uan-fa and the Okinawan art of Tode (empty hand)

Sokon "Bushi" Matsumura
1796-1893
Collected and systemized the various forms of Te, the system eventually known as Shorin-Ryu was named after the Buddhist temple Shaolin in China

Yasutsune "Ankoh" Itotsu
1830-1915
Introduced the Pinan Kata
to the Okinawan public schools
in 1901

Chosin Chibana
1885-1969
The modern father of Shorin-Ryu Karate. Differentiated the various styles in the Shorin-Ryu system.
Shugoro Nakazato was his top student

Hanshi Shugoro Nakazato
1919-2016
One of the most influential karate masters of our time. On Chibana's death became the president of the Okinawan Shorin-Ryu Shorinkan Karate-do Kyokai. Promoted his son Minoru Nakazato to this role 2013

Hanshi Minoru Nakazato
President of the worldwide Okinawan Shorin-Ryu Shorinkan Karate-do Kyokai. Son of Shugoro Nakazato. Resides in Okinawa, the birthplace of karate

Kyoshi Pat Haley
8th Dan. A direct student of Hanshi Shugoro Nakazato. Trained regularly with Hanshi Nakazato and now his son Minoru Nakazato in Naha, Okinawa. Resides in Chico, California

Renshi Sandy
Student of Kyoshi Pat Haley.
Renshi Sandy is the head instructor at Sanshin Martial Arts and Bushido Kids Karate.
Promoted to 5th Dan Renshi by Hanshi Minoru Nakazato

Black Belts
Students of Renshi Sandy:
Tim K, 3rd Dan
Janice W, 1st Dan
Rhonda W, 1st Dan
Yanick T, 2nd Dan
Patrick T, 2nd Dan
Olaf B, 2nd Dan
Linda C, 2nd Dan
John R, 2nd Dan
Mackenzie W, 2nd Dan
Mitchell M, 1st Dan
Julian M, 1st Dan
Jarred R, 1st Dan
Hope L, 2nd Dan
Marcus N, 2nd Dan
Owen H, 2nd Dan
Payton S, 1st Dan
Michael N, 1st Dan
Thomas S, 1st Dan
Jakob M, 1st Dan
Dion C, 1st Dan
Aidan B, 1st Dan
Bridget J, 1st Dan
Mikayla L, 1st Dan