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The Japanese Kanji written above the
eagle stands for
"Shimabuku-Long, Way"
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The eagle symbolizes leadership,
strength, and integrity
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The eagle’s eight tail feathers
represent the eight empty hand katas of
Isshinryu
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The three finger talons on the left hand
stand for the three Bo katas
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The three finger talons on the right
hand stand for the two Sai and one Tonfa
kata
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The two thumbs depict Chart One and
Chart Two, the structure of Isshinryu
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The vertical Isshinryu fist is self
evident
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The red stars represent Grandmaster
Tatsuo Shimabuku on the left, and
Grandmaster Harold G. Long on the right
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United States Flag hangs suspended
facing the eagle which represents
Isshinryu pioneered to this country by
Harold Long n Don Nagle, Harold Mitchum
and Steve Armstrong |
