INTERNATIONAL SHURIWAY KARATE & KOBUDO SOCIETY

 

SEIFUKU NITTA - SHORIN-RYU

Seifuku Nitta was born on 5 April 1942 in Chatan Cho, Okinawa, Japan, during World War II.

Seifuku Nitta began his martial arts training in 1955 at the age of 13. His first instructor was Nitta Kotaro, known to many by his nickname "Chatan Chista." Training methods were very hard and required long hours at night. He was awarded his 3rd Kyu after five years of training at the age of 18.

Hanshi Nitta began his study of Shorin-ryu Shudokan in 1960. His teacher in Shorin-ryu Shudokan was Isa Kaisyu. Hanshi Nitta trained under the tutelage of Master Kaisyu for 10 years, attaining the rank of Yondan in Shorin-ryu Shudokan Karate and Kobudo.

In 1970, at the age of 28, Seifuku Nitta began training in Shorin-ryu Matsumura Seito under Hohan Soken and Fusei Kise, attaining the rank of Rokudan. In 1978, his primary instructor became Fusei Kise, and the style was later named Shorin-ryu Kenshinkan Karate and Kobudo.

In 1982, at the age of 40, Seifuku Nitta became a student of Seiki Toma in Shorin-ryu Seidoukan. He studied under Grand Master Seiki Toma for 10 years and, in 1992, was awarded his Judan after founding the Okinawa Shorin-ryu Karate and Kobudo Kyokai (Kensei Do-Ko-Kai).

Seifuku Nitta Hanshi, of the Kensei Dokou Kai and the Universal Martial Arts Association, lost the final fight of his life to cancer at 1:30 pm on 4 July 2012 in Okinawa, Japan.