Higashionna Kanyan

Sensei

Okinawan master of unarmed Naha-te and uncle to the famous Kanryo Higaonna.

Quick Facts

Date of Birth19. století

Date of Death19. století

Era19th century

Country of OriginOkinawa (Japan)

Rank / TitleMaster of Naha-te

Active Yearsca 1840–1880

Biography

Higashionna Kanyan was a respected Naha-te martial artist in 19th-century Ryukyu. He provided early martial instruction to his nephew Kanryo Higaonna.

Associated Martial Arts

Naha-teNotable figure→

One of the three Okinawan local traditions from which karate grew. It is not a school with a founder; Gōjū-ryū and Uechi-ryū follow from it.