Kanzaki sensei talks about Pechurin/Suparinpei

Here is a short translation I did about Suparinpei/Pechurin from an article on Tou'on-Ryu that was featured in a special edition of Gekkan Karate Do.

Kanzaki Shigekazu sensei speaks about Pechurin/Suparinpei (Gekkan Karate Do)

Around 1965 (showa 40), it was when I was invited to visit the commemorative demonstration held by Satoshi Mori sensei, who opened the karate dojo Jinbukan (Goju Ryu) in Oita City, Oita Prefecture. At that time, there was a Suparinpei in the enbu.

I thought that Suparinpei and Pechurin of Tou'on-Ryu were the same kata. However, from the commemorative demonstration, when I reported to Kyoda sensei that “this was different from our Pechurin”, Kyoda sensei's face changed. Kanzaki-kun! Higashionna no tanme instructed as Pechurin. The Goju-Ryu Suparinpei is Suparinpei and Pechurin is Pechurin. Kyoda sensei never called it Suparinpei, it was only instructed as Pechurin.

This raises a question. Why did Miyagi Chojun sensei change the name of Pechurin, which he learned from Higashionna Kanryo sensei, to “Suparinpei”? Or do you think of Suparinpei as a completely different kata? In that case, Goju Ryu does not have a Pechurin.