 But in 1956, changed the name to Matsumura Seito Shōrin-ryū karate.Hohan Sōken died on November 30, 1982 in Nishihara, Okinawa.His retirement students from Okinawa were Seiki Arakaki, Kohana Nakazato, Inoue, Masaya Kyan, Nishihira Kosei, Yuichi Kuda, Fusei Kise, Takaya Yabiku, James H. Coffman, Ted Lange, Rick Rose, Charles Garrett, David Ponder, Mark Watson, and Evan Wilson.