Seiichi Iju | |
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Born | Japan |
Died | Japan |
Other names | Selichl Ishu |
Style | Shitō-ryū |
Teacher(s) | Shinpan Gusukuma |
Notable students | Shūgorō Nakazato |
Seiichi Iju (伊集 盛一? Iju Seiichi), also known as Selichl Ishu was an Okinawan martial artist. He studied Shitō-ryū karate as a student of Shinpan Gusukuma. Iju had a dojo in Osaka, Japan. He was the first teacher of Shūgorō Nakazato (from 1935–1940), who then went on to become a student of Chosin Chibana. The version of Gojūshiho kata practiced in Shōrin-ryū Shorinkan is credited to Iju and his lineage. The rest of Shōrin-ryū Shorinkan katas are derived from Chosin Chibana's lineage.