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Juan Eduardo Castro dos Santos (Uruguay, 1954), also known by the nickname of Kensei (拳生), is an Uruguayan karate grandmaster and Sōke ("Founder") of the style ''Okinawa-ken Ryū''. He was a student, among others, of Georges London, Michihisa Itaya, Sulakshna-Bai, Jintatsu Higa, Seigi Nakamura and Shōshin Nagamine. He also practices Shodō (Zen calligraphy) and Sumi-e (Zen painting). == Biography == J. Eduardo Castro was born in Montevideo on August 22, 1954. He started practicing Japanese aikitai-jiujitsu with a French master, Georges London (1908 - 1971), in 1964 at age ten.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.whfsc.com/whfsc46.html )〕 Then he studied Japanese shotokan karate with Japanese master Michihisa Itaya (1941 - 1972), Hindu yoga with Mahatma Sulakshna-Bai, Korean taekwon-do and, with Okinawan master Jintatsu Higa (1912 - 1983), Shōrin-ryū karate-dō, kobu-dō and zazen. On April 1, 1973 professors Jorge Pineda and Mario Díaz left Uruguay naming him instructor of the ''Instituto Uruguayo de Karate-dō, Kobu-dō y Zazen'' when he was 18 years old.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.okr1964.org/pagina02.htm#Summary )〕 The same year he was featured in an article of the El Día newspaper. He was also published in several uruguayan magazines. In 1978 the Uruguayan authority granted him the title of karate instructor (Uruguayan official teaching license).〔 Okinawan Shoshin Nagamine (1907 -1997) was the most influential of all his masters. Castro collaborated in the translation into Spanish of the book ''The Essence of Okinawan Karate-dō''. Shoshin Nagamine granted him the title of Renshi (錬士 qualified warrior)〔 in 1980 during Castro's visit to Okinawa. Castro actively participated in the last four ''World Presentations of Shōrin-ryū Karate-dō, Kobu-jutsu and Zen'' held in Buenos Aires (Argentina), Montevideo (Uruguay) and Naha (Okinawa) between the years 1978 and 1980.〔 Castro established the ''Okinawa-ken Ryū'' school in 1982 to spread his style of martial arts. In 1987 he published his book ''The Way. The Zen experience in Okinawan Karate.'', the first martial arts' book written in Uruguay. In 1998 he received the title of Kyōshi (教士 advanced master) from the Okinawan Karate-dō Federation.〔 In 2006 the World Head of Family Sokeship Council acknowledged him as Sōke and Hanshi (範士 exemplary master),〔〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.whfsc.com/roster.html )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.whfsc.com/whfsc41.html )〕 and in 2008 the World Budokan (Okinawan Hakutsuru Kenpo Association) granted him the Ku-dan (9th Degree Black Belt).〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://worldbudokan.com/worlbudokanhome/blackbelt-list/ )〕 J. E. Castro has been inducted eight times in the International Hall of Fame of the World Grandmasters Council:〔 * Historical Member award in 2008〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.whfsc.com/2008.html )〕 * Grandmaster Pinnacle award in 2009〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.whfsc.com/2009.html )〕 * World Grandmaster Ambassador award in 2010〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.whfsc.com/2010.html )〕 * Grandmaster Warrior of the WHFSC award in 2011〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.whfsc.com/2011.html )〕 * WHFSC Platinum Anniversary Grandmaster award in 2012〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.whfsc.com/2012.html )〕 * WHFSC Shogun award in 2013〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.whfsc.com/2013.html )〕 * WHFSC Legendary Grandmaster award in 2014 * Distinguished Grandmaster Member of the WHFSC in 2015 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Juan Eduardo Castro dos Santos」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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