Shinpan Gusukuma

Shinpan Gusukuma
Born1890
Taira Town (Taira-chō), Shuri, Okinawa, Japan
Died1954 (aged 6364)
Naminoue-gū, Naha, USCAR, present-day Okinawa
Other namesShinpan Shiroma
StyleShorin-ryū
Teacher(s)Ankō Itosu, Higaonna Kanryō
Other information
Notable studentsSeiichi Iju

Shinpan Gusukuma (城間 真繁, Shiroma Shinpan; 1890–1954), read as Shinpan Shiroma in standard Japanese, was an Okinawan martial artist who studied Shōrin-ryū karate as a student of Ankō Itosu. Gusukuma also trained under Higaonna Kanryō in the Naha-te style. Gusukuma went on to establish Shitō-ryū with Kenwa Mabuni.