Koku Nishimura

Koku Nishimura 西村虚空 Started Playing The Bamboo Flute When He Was 28 Years Old. He Was Taught By A "komuso" Named Kyochiku Tani. Later Koku Nishimura Became A Master Flutist And Founded The Tani-Sect Of Flute Players. He Named The Special Type Of Bamboo Flute Used By Himself And His Pupils "kyotaku." Koku Nishimura Became A Komuso And For Ten Years He Walked Around Japan And Played Kyotaku. He Tought Students From All Over The World And He Has Made Over 2 000 Kyotaku Flutes. In Addition To Being A Flute Master He Was An Accomplished Woodcarver And Painter. He Had A Black Belt With Six Dan In Okinawa Karate And A Black Belt With Three Dan In Kendo. In Addition He Was The Honorary Director Of The Ruo-Yan Buddism Association In China. read less