Shinyu Gushi RIP

[Azam]

For those that haven't heard & also since I haven't seen a post regarding this, but for all those that don't know Shinyu Gushi a great karateka and a legend in my eyes, passed away in late november.

I've been meaning to post this prior but got busy in the lead up to christmas. A great old-school karateka and was also a dream of mine to train with him unfortunately won't happen since his passing & also the reason why I have huge respect for uechi-ryu.






It's a great loss to the Karate world. RIP.

 

[shinkyoku]

Rip

 

[BudoNoah]

Yes, we have lost several influential masters this year. The two that come to mind most readily are Taika Oyata and Shinyu Gushi. It is certainly a great loss to the martial arts community--even if you don't subscribe to traditional karate, these men had a great deal of skill and knowledge to pass on.

 

[DivineComedy]

RIP. I had no idea.

 

[Azam]

Yeah it's sad to see old legends who really live & breath the martial arts ethos pass away, especially Shinyu Gushi who was there around the time of and trained with Kanmei Uechi, Saburo Uehara, Seiyu Shinjo & his master Seiko Itokazu - and there before the belt system was introduced.

Watching him perform Sanchin even on video is a treat to watch.