Shinpo Matayoshi

Shinpo Matayoshi (又吉眞豊; 1921–1997) was a martial artist who lived in Naha, Okinawa, during the 20th century.

The Matayoshi family has long been associated with the martial arts and can trace its lineage back over many generations.

An early ancestor of Matayoshi Shinpo was a strategic martial arts instructor and an officer of the Ryukyu royal court until the last days of the shogunate.

Matayoshi continued to learn martial arts from a man affectionally know in Okinawa as Go Ken Ki (Wu Xian Gui).

The staff, Ssai, tonfa, nunchaku, sansetsukon, suruchin, hoe, sword and shield are all weapons regularly used and practiced in Chinese kung fu.