Katsuya Miyahira
Hanshi / 10th Dan
Okinawan karate grandmaster, student of Choki Motobu and Anko Itosu, and founder of Shorin-ryu Shidokan.
Quick Facts
Date of Birth8/8/1918
Date of Death9/3/2010
Era20th century
Country of Origin
Okinawa (Japan)
Okinawa (Japan)Rank / TitleFounder of Shidokan Shorin-ryu
Active Years1935–2010
Biography
Katsuya Miyahira trained under legendary masters Choki Motobu and Choshin Chibana. He founded the Shidokan dojo in 1948, becoming president of the Okinawa Karate-do Federation.