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    Higaonna Kanryō (東恩納 寛量, Higashionna Kanryō, March 10, 1853 – October 1915), and sometimes known as Higashionna West to distinguish him from his cousin...
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  • Higaonna (written: 東恩納) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: Higaonna Kanryō (東恩納 寛量, 1853–1915), founder of Gojū Ryū karate-do...
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    The development of Gōjū-ryū goes back to Higaonna Kanryō, (1853–1916), a native of Naha, Okinawa. Higaonna began studying Shuri-te as a child. He was...
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  • 1887–August 31, 1968) entered the dojo of Higaonna Kanryō in 1902 and continued studying with him until Kanryō's death in 1915. One month after Kyoda started...
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    pop singer Kazuki Ganaha, football (soccer) player Kanryō Higaonna, martial artist Morio Higaonna, karate practitioner Ankō Itosu, karate practitioner...
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    alongside Shōrin-ryū. It was developed at the end of the 19th century by Higaonna Kanryō in Naha, Okinawa, Japan. Shōrei-ryū means "the style of inspiration"...
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  • relative Higaonna Kanryō studied under both these Chinese kung fu masters. Because of the similarity of their names, Higaonna Kanryu ("East Higaonna") and...
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    martial arts which later produced Karate. These students included Higaonna Kanryō who founded Naha-te which became Gōjū-ryū. The kata Sanchin, taught...
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    Ryuko Aragaki at age 11. At age 14, Miyagi was introduced to Kanryo Higashionna (Higaonna Kanryō) by Aragaki. Under his tutelage, Miyagi underwent a very...
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  • under Miyagi at the age of 15. Miyazato's father had been a student of Kanryo Higaonna, who had been Miyagi's teacher, so Miyagi accepted the young Miyazato...
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    Retrieved 15 July 2010. Higaonna, Morio (2001). 剛柔流空手道史:二大拳聖 東恩納寛量 宮城長順 [Goju-ryu Karate-dō History: The Two Great Masters, Kanryō Higaonna and Chōjun Miyagi]...
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    of that period, Kanryō Higaonna (東恩納 寛量, Higaonna Kanryō). Mabuni began to learn Naha-te (那覇手) under him. While both Itosu and Higaonna taught a "hard-soft"...
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    Shōrin-ryū karate as a student of Ankō Itosu. Gusukuma also trained under Higaonna Kanryō in the Naha-te style. Gusukuma went on to establish Shitō-ryū with...
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  • Goju-ryu's founder, Chojun Miyagi, who in turn learned it from his teacher, Kanryo Higaonna. Seiunchin can be interpreted to mean "pulling". Meibukan karateka...
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    in Naha. At age 13 he began to study under Higaonna Kanryō until Higaonna's death 4 years later. Higaonna had three students at the time: Juhatsu Kyoda...
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  • teacher, Kanryo Higaonna (1853-1915), and is included in other naha-te descended styles such as Shito-ryu, it is more likely that it was Higaonna who brought...
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  • Higaonna Kanryō , who was the teacher of Miyagi Chojun, the founder of Gōjū-ryū karate. However, Tōon-ryū, the style founded by another of Higaonna's...
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  • Shōrin-ryū and Gōjū-ryū Kanryō Higaonna (1853–1915), Gōjū-ryū Kanryu Higaonna (1849–1922), Okinawan martial arts Morio Higaonna (born 1938), Gōjū-ryū Kori...
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    Prefecture. Important Okinawan masters of Naha-te: Arakaki Seishō Higaonna Kanryō Miyagi Chōjun Kyoda Jūhatsu Mabuni Kenwa Uechi Kanbun Important kata:...
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    (founder of Gōjū-ryū) introduced Mabuni to another great of that period, Higaonna Kanryō (東恩納寛量), and began to learn Naha-Te (那覇手) under him as well. While...
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  • kata of naha-te karate style, whose authorship has been mentioned as Kanryo Higaonna. There are two theories that explain the origins of kata shisochin:...
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  • version done in kyokushin is most closely related to the version Kanryo Higashionna (or Higaonna), teacher of Chojun Miyagi, taught (and not to the modified...
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  • student there until Itosu died in 1915. He also studied Naha-te under Kanryō Higaonna and Tomari-te under Ankichi Aragaki. In 1924 Toyama moved his family...
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    masters. He learned Shuri-te from Matsumura Sōkon, and Naha-te from Higaonna Kanryō. In his later years, he moved to Tokyo and Osaka, where he lived the...
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    a number of modern karate and kobudo styles. His students included Higaonna Kanryō, founder of Naha-te; Chōjun Miyagi (宮城 長順), founder of Gōjū-ryū; Funakoshi...
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    famous students was Higaonna Kanryō, a major influence of the Gōju-ryū style who was also one of Chitose's primary teachers. Higaonna Kanryō (東恩納 寛量) Chōtoku...
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  • Chojun Miyagi, the founder of Goju Ryu. Miyagi's teacher had been Higaonna Kanryo (also called Higashionna) who brought from China a derivative of Kenpo...
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