On Suparinpei and Pechurin of Tou'on-Ryu

 

 

Filip Konjokrad

 

Here is a short translation I did about Suparinpei/Pechurin from an article on Tou'on-Ryu that was featured in an edition of Gekkan Karate Do. It certainly does raise some interesting points.

 

Kanzaki Shigekazu sensei speaks about Pechurin/Suparinpei (Gekkan Karate Do)

 

Around 1965 (showa 40), it was when I was invited to visit the commemorative demonstration held by Satoshi Mori sensei, who opened the karate dojo Jinbukan (Goju Ryu) in Oita City, Oita Prefecture. At that time, there was a Suparinpei in the enbu.

 

I thought that Suparinpei and Pechurin of Tou'on-Ryu were the same kata. However, from the commemorative demonstration, when I reported to Kyoda sensei that “this was different from our Pechurin”, Kyoda sensei's face changed. Kanzaki-kun! Higashionna no tanme instructed as Pechurin. The Goju-Ryu Suparinpei is Suparinpei and Pechurin is Pechurin. Kyoda sensei never called it Suparinpei, it was only instructed as Pechurin.

 

This raises a question. Why did Miyagi Chojun sensei change the name of Pechurin, which he learned from Higashionna Kanryo sensei, to “Suparinpei”? Or do you think of Suparinpei as a completely different kata?

In that case, Goju Ryu does not have a Pechurin.

 

Raka Prasasti did Kyoda Juhatsu learn it from Higaonna Kanryu (the brother of Higaonna Kanryo)?

 

Pablo Scurzi Kanryu Higaonna was the Kanjun Higaonna's father, a very famous historian from Higashimura.

Kanryo was the uncle of Kanjun and five years younger brother of Kanryu.

Pablo Scurzi About Suparumpei / Paipuren... Teruo Chinen Sensei named as the same Kata.

I have seen the To'on Ryu version and it differs a lot from that of Goju. Comparative studies will have to be done with the Ryueryu version and even with the Shuri versions.

 

Filip Konjokrad Paipuren/Papuren is the Shito Ryu version of Happoren. There is also no Ryuei Ryu version of Suparinpei or Pechurin. Anything they are doing now was added from Goju-Ryu or Shito Ryu. They did not even have a sanseiru kata originally, it was adopted from the Shodokan dojo of Seiko Higa by Kenko Nakaima.