Mabuni Kenei

Mabuni Kenei (摩文仁 賢榮, Kenei Mabuni, February 13, 1918 – December 19, 2015) was a Japanese martial arts expert, holder of the 10th Dan.

Mabuni Kenei
Born(1918-02-13)February 13, 1918
Shuri, Okinawa
DiedDecember 19, 2015(2015-12-19) (aged 97)
ResidenceOsaka, Japan
StyleShitō-ryū
Teacher(s)Mabuni Kenwa, Konishi Yasuhiro, Fujita Seiko
Rank2nd Sōke, Official head of Shitō-ryū

Personal history

Kenei Mabuni was born in Shuri, Okinawa. As the son of Kenwa Mabuni, the founder of the Shitō-ryū and one of the most important karate experts in the history of the martial arts, he was in touch with karate and some of its greatest masters such as Miyagi Chojun, Funakoshi Gichin, and Motobu Chōki from childhood. Besides his karate practice he also studied several other martial arts such as aikidō, kendō, Okinawan kobudō, jujutsu, jûdô, and ninjutsu. At the age of 34 he became the head of Shitō-ryū.[1][2]

In particular, Mabuni Kenei emphasized the importance of the spiritual contents and values of karatedō. Without generally refusing sport-oriented karate he supported a clear distinction between traditional karatedō and sport karate.

Among his achievements is the completion of the kata Shimpā that his father had created but not completed. This kata was inspired by the Uechi-ryū. He was the author of several books about the Shitō-ryū techniques and of one book about the historical roots and the spiritual basics of karate as budō art. On December 19, 2015, he died at the age of 97.[3]

Publications
  • Mabuni, Kenei (2009). Empty Hand: The Essence of Budō Karate. Edited by Carlos Molina. Chemnitz: Palisander Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938305-13-3.
  • Mabuni, Kenei (1997). Shito-Ryu Karate-Do: The Essence of Budō Karate. Assisted by Con Kassis. Victoria, Australia: Dominie Press.
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References
  2. "The Essence of Budo By,Kenei Mabuni."
  3. "Faleceu o filho do fundador do Karaté Shitoryu - DNOTICIAS.PT". dnoticias.pt.
  • Gabrielle & Roland Habersetzer, Encyclopédie des arts martiaux de l'Extrême-Orient, Ed. Amphora, Paris, 2004.
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