I say amazing because the time I have spent, especially in the last several years, interpreting the "ken-po goku-i" along side its source the "I Ching" I have found that from my perspective this man didn't just take the kata from a couple of styles, throw them together, make some minor changes, and then pronounce he is the master of a fledgling style of karate-do.I have found so many connections and threads that permeate the style coming from the ancient classics and studies of the stars, numbers, and sumuchi or fortune telling that were consulted bringing into this amazing creation the many layers that go way beyond the mere physical most practice today.
Pardon my inability to express my self adequately and you may see flaws in my posting but the sense and spirit is to say that if you look beyond the surface of Isshinryu and if you look past the stories of Shimabuku and see deeper into his spirit you will see so much more and it is like, to me anyway, seeing something that causes you to take a sharp inhale and feel a giddy feeling that you finally see something that was previously hidden from you but still in plain sight.
Isshinryu is in plain sight but how many take the time to "see" the spirit within. How may take the time to feel the spirit of Bushi Tatsuo Sensei as he spent his life putting his heart, mind, and body into his creation but as a true sumuchi he didn't bluntly put it out there but put it just below the surface for everyone who has the spirit to see.
When you do see the next layer you then open yourself more and thus see, hear, feel, sense more because he, from my perspective, layered his style so you could peel it back like you would a good onion, layer by layer revealing the next and so on.
Bushi Tatsuo Sensei was absolutely amazing and his Isshinryu shows it to all who would open their eyes to "See!"
Kampai Sensei Shimabuku!
Note: This is as it should be, my feelings, my spirit, and my interpretation of kenpo gokui. It was meant to be a personal thing.
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