People of Goju-ryu
Goju-ryu: 7 documented people. Founder: Chojun Miyagi. Also: master (4), notable figure (1).
Founder (2)
Chojun MiyagiOkinawan master from Naha, founder of Goju-ryu (the first Okinawan style recognized by the Dai Nippon Butokukai) and creator of katas Tensho and Gekisai.Eiichi MiyazatoFounder: Jundokan Goju-ryuOkinawan Goju-ryu karate master (1922–1999), student and successor of Chojun Miyagi, founder of the Jundokan dojo in Naha and a judoka with the rank of 8th dan.
Chojun MiyagiMaster (4)
Gogen YamaguchiJapanese karate master (1909–1989), a student of Chojun Miyagi and the founder of the Goju-kai organization, who was nicknamed the Cat.Morio HigaonnaOkinawan Goju-ryu karate master (born 1938), founder of the IOGKF federation in 1979 and author of books on Goju-ryu, since 2022 at the head of the TOGKF federation.Seiko HigaOkinawan Goju-ryu master and former police officer, a student of Kanryo Higaonna and Chojun Miyagi, founder and first president of the Goju-ryu Kokusai Karate Kobudo Renmei.Yosuke YamashitaJapanese Goju-ryu master holding the 10th dan, who came to Spain in 1969, founded a dojo in Madrid and trained Olympic champion Sandra Sánchez.
Yosuke Yamashita
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