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Higaonna Kan-yu
Higaonna (written: ) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *, founder of Gojū Ryū karate-do *Higaonna Kanryu Higaonna Kanryu (1849-1922) was a Ryukyuan karateka well known for his calligraphy and Chinese studies as well as his martial arts. He learned his martial arts under Wai Shinzan and not under Ru Ru Ko as some believe. His relative Higaonna ... (1849–1922), calligrapher and martial arts practitioner *, Gojū Ryū practitioner, chief instructor of IOGKF {{surname Japanese-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Higaonna Kanryō
, also known as Higashionna West, was a Ryukyuan martial artist who founded a fighting style known at the time as Naha-te. He is recognized as one of the first students of Fujian White Crane Kung Fu masters, namely Ryū Ryū Ko, in the Fuzhou region of China who returned with those skills to Okinawa. His student, Chōjun Miyagi, would later found Gōjū ryū Karate. Early life Higaonna was born in Nishimura, Naha to a merchant family, whose business was selling goods to the north of Okinawa and shipping firewood back to Naha. Firewood was an expensive commodity in the Ryukyu Islands. His family belonged to the lower Shizoku class known as the Chikudun Peichin. The characters of his family name (東恩納) are pronounced "Higaonna" in Okinawan, and "Higashionna" in Japanese. In Western articles the two spellings are often used interchangeably. He had an older relative, 5 years older, called Higaonna Kanryu who lived in Higashimura and was known as "Higashionna East". Mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Higaonna Kanryu
Higaonna Kanryu (1849-1922) was a Ryukyuan karateka well known for his calligraphy and Chinese studies as well as his martial arts. He learned his martial arts under Wai Shinzan and not under Ru Ru Ko as some believe. His relative Higaonna Kanryō studied under both these Chinese kung fu Chinese martial arts, often called by the umbrella terms kung fu (; ), kuoshu () or wushu (), are multiple fighting styles that have developed over the centuries in Greater China. These fighting styles are often classified according to common ... masters. Because of the similarity of their names, Higaonna Kanryu ("East Higaonna") and Higaonna Kanryō ("West Higaonna") are frequently confused with each other. References 1849 births 1922 deaths Okinawan male karateka {{Japan-karate-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morio Higaonna
is a prominent Okinawan karate practitioner who is the founder and former Chief Instructor of the International Okinawan Goju-ryu Karate-do Federation (IOGKF).International Okinawan Goju-ryu Karate-do Federation Retrieved on February 20, 2010. Retrieved on February 20, 2010. He is a holder of the highest rank in Goju-ryu karate, 10th ''''. Higaonna has written several books on Goju-ryu karate, including ''Traditional Karate-do: Okinawa Goju Ryu'' (1985) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |