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Gerardo Cantore

Personal Information

Founder of: Shinshinkan Karate Do.

Full Name: Gerardo Tomas Cantore

Nickname: "The Buffalo of Karate"

Birth: July 16, 1961, Montevideo, Uruguay

Nationality: Uruguayan

Current Recidence: El Bolson, Rio Negro, Patagonia Argentina

Mother Language: Spanish

Religion: Buddhist

Studies: Degree in Philosophy. Civil Aviator Pilot. Grand Master in Martial Arts (Budo), specialist in Karate and Kobudo of Okinawa and Aikijujitsu.

One of the few Westerners on the Planet to receive the maximum degree, tenth grade (Dan) From Japanese Okinawa Masters.Former Uchi Deshi Internal Student, in Japan, China, Laos, Nepal, and India. Former Buddhist Monk in Asia. Students in: Japan, Argentina, Russia, Uruguay, Chile, and many others adding up every day. Along with its most outstanding students have recorded videos in Europe and USA. He has been interviewed in 14 languages. for his progressive vision that does not forget, the solid teachings, millennial, but with great capacity, flow with pedagogical universality, in the 21st century. Their Budo (Martial Arts) Camps in the Winter and Summer Patagonia Mountains of Argentina are becoming more and more famous in the World, It is an experience of detachment, in the manner of the temples of Asia. with great respect and harmony, in fraternity, and under the guidelines of the Budo, practice, delegations from all over the World, during a week in the mountains in January and July Each year. His nickname: The Bufalo came from his Master at Horinji Temple: Oushi, for his tenacity, and attitude, in every action. If he is sure something is right, nothing and no one can stop him. He is the Founder of the SHINSHINKAN school. A school of Budo (Martial Art), which helps the self-construction of strong bodies and minds, putting strong emphasis on morality, and love and respect for nature. Technically it is a combined synthesis of okinawa karate kobudo, aikijujitsu, and meditation. a school completely away from the competitions. and that walks towards universality, a karate from and for the human being, without distention of race, religion, or culture.

History

He was born in Montevideo Uruguay on July 16, 1961.

Raised in the Positos neighborhood in Montevideo.

At the age of 6 in 1967, he began to practice Martial Arts, at the Kamakura Institute in Montevideo, of the famous Master George London. Also and in parallel at the Erwin School School.

From 1967 to 1970, he travels all, the few dojos that existed in Montevideo in the 70's, after which he left Uruguay, with destination in Argentina, with the objective of studying philosophy, always simultaneously practicing martial arts, in Argentina, together to the Teachers of the Instructors of Uruguay.

Pilot civil aviator, 3rd generation family, lover of contact sports, such as rugby, which ventures, in its adolescent stage.

After college, he woke up, a great curiosity, to broaden his perspective, that's how, and without money, he undertook, a journey of exploration and experiences, initiatory, for almost all Latin America, especially living in Paraguay, Peru and other places, always with great respect for local cultures.

Cantore, remember, that one day in his elementary school, the students had to paint a jarron, everyone had to paint what he saw, so each child saw something different, by perspective, this exercise marked him forever.

Not missing, who say, is a man, privileged, lucky, touched, by his birth date, July 16, 1961 = 6 plus 1 = 7, 7, 6 plus 1 = 7. that is to say 777, that in all the millenarian cultures, is someone with a lot of luck, to put it in some way.

At the end of the 80's he came to Japan to fulfill his dream as a child, but there he understood that he had not started in Japan, so he went to: China, Nepal, Laos, India, following the Way of Bodhidharma, but in the opposite direction, living 6 years in Asia, in temples and schools, receiving hard training, in Himalayas, in the indochina jungle, and the same shaolin temple in china.

He has had great honor to be corrected and graduated by great men of martial arts, and meditation. George London, Shoei Miyazato, Mazatoshi Oshiro, Katsuya Miyahira, Angi Uezu, Sh Yeng Houng, Yeshe Tenzing Sanyang, Maha Soumbun. On the way to the path of Bodhidharma comes to Tamilnadu, where Bodhidharma was born. He lives for 1 year in India and a half year in Nepal. Half Year in China, Middle in Laos, etc.

Little by little, even those who had previously been their companions, some, begin to realize that something has happened,

Increasingly, his colleagues begin to see, the evolution of this great master of martial arts. Your deep understanding, of the eternity,

He was criticized, clearly envied, but in silence, he worked with a small group of students, and then he showed them, it is impossible to train students like that, without real knowledge, and then, older teachers, of okinawa and china, support him in his campaign, the shinshinkan, and he is graduated, like 10th Dan Judan Hanshi, in Okinawa Karate Kobudo, and Aikijujitsu, and they give him the full license, as head of the Shinshinkan Karate Do, which is a new style, real, a ryuha.

The Buffalo of Karate, lives in Patagonia Argentina, an authentic 10th Dan, with a strong pedogy, as before, simple, accessible, disheartening, osco, austere, who understood, not long ago, that it is also his profession, He is a world-renowned professional and accepts donations from his students to support his family.

It is noteworthy that: Gerardo Cantore, call him Soke (Head of Family) of Shinshinkan, receives in Patagonia, permanently students from all over the world, who receive classes, corrections of the common aspects, technical and philosophical, since after all a Life of traveling, he does not want to travel much anymore.

Shinshinkan Karate Do is, transparency and transpiration, A visionary. A grateful, who has taken a step to the reconstruction of the deepest, and authentic karate, not sports, a philosophy of life, strong, self-construction.

References

Web Site: Shinshinkan Karate Do

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