Waid, i did know that Bushi Matsumura founded it...and for the sai thing, i guess its a matter of someones beliefs, and, where could i see some katas being done by Ho Han Soken?
I dont know who wrote them i read it up in a library and i didnt really think to check the author, my master is a guy name Steve Pinder, he was trained by Fusei Kise which was trained by Ho Han Sokan, the originater of Shoring Ryu (i think dont be surprised if im wrong,) so i think he would know something on the matter
Theres no going to be a lot of stuff on that and at your rank its dangerous to tell you that, not that you couldnt use the information responsibly, its just that its not something you really need to learn right now
Im tall and skinny, medium build, i am probally best for white crane, snake, or monkey, like your friend, but, i learn white crane stuff later on in my shorin ryu training so