Higa Yuchoku
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Higa Yuchoku was a prominent karate practitioner. He started training Shorin-ryu
under his father's senior student. He continued the training until 1935, when he began training Ti and Goju-ryu under Jinan Shinzato, Chōjun Miyagi
Sensei's senior student. From 1945 he studied Shorin-ryu
under Chōshin Chibana
Sensei
and became his uchi deshi. He was later promoted to Vice-President of first Shorin Ryu Karate Do Association, and in 1976 he received the rank of Jū Dan, 10th Dan
. He was a teacher of Yoshimitsu Onaga for a long time.
Shorin-Ryu
is one of the major modern Okinawan martial arts. It was founded by Choshin Chibana in 1933. Shōrin-ryū combines elements of the traditional Okinawan fighting styles of Shuri-te.-History:Chosin Chibana was a top student of the great master of shuri-te, Anko Itosu...
under his father's senior student. He continued the training until 1935, when he began training Ti and Goju-ryu under Jinan Shinzato, Chōjun Miyagi
Chojun Miyagi
was an Okinawan martial artist who founded the Goju-ryu school of karate.-Early life and training:Miyagi was born in Higashimachi, Naha, Okinawa on April 25, 1888, the adopted son of a wealthy businessman. He began his study in Karate-do at the age of nine . He first learned martial arts from Ryuko...
Sensei's senior student. From 1945 he studied Shorin-ryu
Shorin-Ryu
is one of the major modern Okinawan martial arts. It was founded by Choshin Chibana in 1933. Shōrin-ryū combines elements of the traditional Okinawan fighting styles of Shuri-te.-History:Chosin Chibana was a top student of the great master of shuri-te, Anko Itosu...
under Chōshin Chibana
Choshin Chibana
was an Okinawan martial artist who developed Shorin-ryū karate based on what he had learned from Ankō Itosu.Chibana was the last of the pre-World War karate masters, also called the "Last Warrior of Shuri" He was the first to establish a Japanese ryu name for an Okinawan karate style, calling...
Sensei
Sensei
' is a Japanese word that basically means "person born before another." In general usage, it means "master" or "teacher," and the word is used as a title to refer to or address teachers, professors, professionals such as lawyers, CPA and doctors, politicians, clergymen, and other figures of authority...
and became his uchi deshi. He was later promoted to Vice-President of first Shorin Ryu Karate Do Association, and in 1976 he received the rank of Jū Dan, 10th Dan
Dan (rank)
The ranking system is a Japanese mark of level, which is used in modern fine arts and martial arts. Originally invented in a Go school in the Edo period, this system was applied to martial arts by Kanō Jigorō, the founder of judo and later introduced to other East Asia countries.In the modern...
. He was a teacher of Yoshimitsu Onaga for a long time.