Taika Seiyu Oyata 

Do you know that Taika Seiyu Oyata was in a Martial Arts Documentary?
Taika was the one who trained Theodore Winningham the owner of Oddessy Martial Arts Supply. Ted looked up to Taika and saw him as a father figure.
Thank you Taika for all of the positive impacts you had in your life.
Unlike many styles of Karate and other Asian martial arts which are derived from publicly taught styles popularized by notable practitioners such as Gichin Funakoshi, Ankō Itosu, Matsumura Sōkon and Tode Sakugawa, Ryu-te is principally derived from private, family styles.
Taika Seiyu Oyata first learned Okinawan weapons (Okinawan kobudō) from Uhugushiku, a bushi and retired palace guard. He also studied with Wakinaguri, whose family was descended from the Chinese families who emigrated to Ryukyu during the Ming Dynasty. Ryu-te is also influenced by Shigeru Nakamura's Okinawan Kenpo, as Oyata was a member of the Okinawa Kenpo Karate World Kobudo Federation from the time of Uhugushiku and Wakinaguri's passing until Nakamura's death in 1968.
Taika Seiyu Oyata has revealed a unique and precious art that developed in the islands of the Ryukyus that was in integral part of their culture and history. This art and the people of the Ryukyu islands have made a profound influence on the world.
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