Zenshu Toyama 富山 全秋 10th dan Goju Ryu Karate

Zenshu Toyama 10th dan Goju Ryu Karate

Toyama Zenshu was born in Awase in 1936, he used to swim in the bay as a kid, and now at age 77, his dojo looks out over the same bay. He is still very strong and demonstrated with James how easily he could throw someone to the floor and dominate an encounter. His favorite kata (set forms) are sepia, suparenpei and saifa. When asked about his favorite kotowaza (idiom / words of wisdom) he said Mikan se no kasei which refers to the imperfection of vision or the inability to see what is right in front of you, like your eyelashes.

Zenshu Toyama 10th dan Goju Ryu Karate

Satoshi Toyama 9th dan & Zenshu Toyama 10th dan Goju Ryu Karate

Fearsome and powerful, but also a lovely friendly grandfather. Toyama-san gave James advice on how to dislocate a man’s jaw. He gave me a can of coffee and a hug.