Seiichi "Shikan" Akamine called his style informally "Shikan-ryu". It was a combination of effective techniques of Naha-te
(Izumigawa/Higa lineage) and Shuri-te (Kishimoto/Higa Seitoku's lineage). His kumite system used open hands and nekoashi in quick, elusive attacks. Today,
followers of Akamine changed his style bringing it closer to orthodox goju-ryu. Shoreijikan remains still followimg the original Akamine system taught in the ABK period (1958-1964).. The original Shikan-ryu style is closer to Shito-ryu than to Goju-ryu.
I
am the second ABK generation and was taught in the Shikan's system by Moritoshi Nakaema, Iwao
Yokote, Nelson dos Santos, all Akamine top disciples
who integrated the first generation (1957-1964). Akamine
was also a respected kobudo master and taught his art to few people, of whom I knew only the masters
Yoshiide Shinzato and Nelson dos Santos. I started karate in the early 60's and later joined ABK karate. In 1983 I founded the Shoreijikan. I was associated to Nakaema/ABK until his death, in 2019.
