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He
was a very close friend of Matsumuras uchi deshi, Yasutsune (Ankoh) Azato and
was furthermore a student of Shimpan Gusukuma and Yasuri, Iwah's uchi deshi.
At
the age of 16 he started to train Karate with Master Sokon "Bushi"
Matsumura.
He
was a very close friend of Matsumuras uchi deshi, Yasutsune (Ankoh) Azato and
was furthermore a student of Shimpan Gusukuma and Yasuri, Iwah's uchi deshi.
To
help the teaching process he developed the Pinan kata basing himself on the
advanced Kata like: Kushanku, Passai, Chinto and Jion.
Gichin Funakoshi refers to his physical
strength, his incredible ability to withstand blows and his incredible grip
Master
Funakoshi recounts that neither Master Itosu nor Azato ever bragged fo their
"heroic" attainments in karate, they would say that those "crazy
things" were to be blamed on their youth.
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