Kokan Oyadomari

Kokan Oyadomari
Born	1827 Ryūkyū Kingdom
Died	1905 (aged 77–78) Okinawa, Japan
Style	Tote, Karate Tomari-te
Teacher(s)	Karyu Uku, Kishin Teruya, Anan, Ason
Notable students	Chotoku Kyan

Kokan Oyadomari (親泊 興寛,1827–1905) was a Ryūkyūan karate master, who practised the Tomari-te style of karate and also taught it.

Kokan Oyadomari was a disciple to two local masters: Kishin Teruya (1804–1864) and Giko Uku (1800–1850). From Teruya, Oyadomari learned Passai, Rohai, and Wanshu, and from Uku the kata Naifanchi. According to Shoshin Nagamine, Teruya was considered by Matsumora as his true master.

Oyadomari was also a disciple of Ason and of Annan (also Ahnan or Anan). Annan was a Chinese sailor or possibly a pirate, who was a castaway from a shipwreck along the coast of Okinawa Island. Annan took refuge in the cemetery of the mountains near Tomari. There is a legend which indicates that Annan was the master who taught the kata Chinto to Sokon Matsumura.

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