Originally Posted by
GoldenBrain
Higaonna and Taira sensei are top notch for sure. I highly recommend Tadashi Yamashita if you want to see some quality Shorin Ryu. And, if you're interested to see how Okinawa karate and Kali Arnis can be mixed together effectively, which is more to my liking, check out one of Tadashi Yamashita's and Dan Inosanto's students Guro T. Kent Nelson.
I love Sanchin! It's taught around the orange/green belt level in Okinawa karate so your Shorin Ryu buddy should be able to teach it to you.
I know you didn't ask me specifically about the three battles kata but I believe that's what Sanchin means. Either three battles or three conflicts, to develop body, mind and spirit.