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    • Miyahira Katsuya
    Miyahira Katsuya
    宮平勝哉
    JPN
    1918-08-16 - 2010-11-28
    Nishihara
    id_cardaccount_treelocation_on
    history_edu6.2 · Recorded
    Also known as
    Katsuya Miyahira
    みやひら かつや
    Description

    Okinawan martial artist (1918-2010), grand master and founder of the Shorin-ryu Shidokan style of Okinawan karate, Hanshi 10th dan; student of Choshin Chibana, also instructed by Anbun Tokuda and Choki Motobu.

    Teachers (2)
    • Chibana Chōshin
      Chibana Chōshin
      linkKobayashi Shorin-ryu 3
      Confirmed
      EN Wikipedia states Miyahira created the Shido-kan branch of Kobayashi Shorin-ryu after the death of his teacher Choshin Chibana; the Shorinryu.de and Grand River biographies state he began karate under Chibana in April 1933 (at his dojo at Nakijin Goten of Yoshitsugu Teishi)
      (1933-1969)
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      Frederico Muñoz
      Researcher, Martialis
       3 sources
      fact_check
      EN Wikipedia states Miyahira created the Shido-kan branch of Kobayashi Shorin-ryu after the death of his teacher Choshin Chibana; the Shorinryu.de and Grand River biographies state he began karate under Chibana in April 1933 (at his dojo at Nakijin Goten of Yoshitsugu Teishi)
      assessed by FSMverified
      Frederico Muñoz
      Researcher, Martialis
      "Miyahira created the Shido-kan branch of Kobayashi Shorin-ryu after the death of his teacher, Chōshin Chibana."
      — Katsuya Miyahira - Wikipedia (EN). Wikipedia (English)linkinfo
      "His deep karate studies began in April 1933 under Chibana Choshin, studying traditional Shuri-te."
      — Sensei Miyahira Katsuya - Shorinryu.delinkinfo
      "He became a student at the dojo of Choshin Chibana Sensei, which was located at Nakijin Goten of Yoshitsugu Teishi."
      — Katsuya Miyahira Bio - Grand River Karate linkinfo
    • Motobu Chōki
      Motobu Chōki
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      Frederico Muñoz
      Researcher, Martialis
       2 sources
      fact_check
      EN Wikipedia states Miyahira was also instructed by Anbun Tokuda and Choki Motobu; the Shorinryu.de biography confirms he deepened his kumite in Motobu Choki's dojo
      assessed by FSMverified
      Frederico Muñoz
      Researcher, Martialis
      "Miyahira was also instructed by Anbun Tokuda and Choki Motobu."
      — Katsuya Miyahira - Wikipedia (EN). Wikipedia (English)linkinfo
      "Later, Miyahira deepened his knowledge mainly in Kumite in the dojo of Motobu Choki."
      — Sensei Miyahira Katsuya - Shorinryu.delinkinfo
    Ranks (1)
    • linkShidokan
      military_tech10 dan 3
      Confirmed
      EN Wikipedia and the Shorinryu.de biography state Miyahira was ranked Hanshi, 10th dan
      Dan-Kyu System
      expand_morefact_checkassessed by FSMverified
      Frederico Muñoz
      Researcher, Martialis
       2 sources
      fact_check
      EN Wikipedia and the Shorinryu.de biography state Miyahira was ranked Hanshi, 10th dan
      assessed by FSMverified
      Frederico Muñoz
      Researcher, Martialis
      "He was ranked Hanshi, 10th Dan."
      — Katsuya Miyahira - Wikipedia (EN). Wikipedia (English)linkinfo
      "Grandmaster Miyahira was 10th Dan Hanshi and he was the president of Okinawa Shorin Ryu Karatedo Kyokai."
      — Sensei Miyahira Katsuya - Shorinryu.delinkinfo
    Students (1)
    • Iha Seikichi
      Iha Seikichi
      linkShidokan 3
      Confirmed
      Fighting Arts interview states Iha met Katsuya Miyahira in 1954, was accepted as his student shortly thereafter, and received his hanshi 9-dan certification from Miyahira on March 12, 1989
      (1954)
      expand_morefact_checkassessed by FSMverified
      Frederico Muñoz
      Researcher, Martialis
       2 sources
      fact_check
      Fighting Arts interview states Iha met Katsuya Miyahira in 1954, was accepted as his student shortly thereafter, and received his hanshi 9-dan certification from Miyahira on March 12, 1989
      assessed by FSMverified
      Frederico Muñoz
      Researcher, Martialis
      "Iha met Katsuya Miyahira in 1954 and was accepted as a student shortly thereafter... On March 12, 1989, he received his Hanshi 9-Dan certification from Katsuya Miyahira."
      — Estrada, Ernest. Seikichi Iha - Interview by Ernest Estrada. FightingArts.comlinkinfo
      "Sensei Seikichi Iha... studied under the renowned masters, Sensei Shinpan Gusukuma, and Sensei Katsuya Miyahira."
      — Iha Bio - Grand River Karatelinkinfo
    Honors (1)
    • receipt_longHanshi 10th DanHanshi 3
      Confirmed
      EN Wikipedia and the Shorinryu.de biography state Miyahira was ranked Hanshi, 10th dan
      Title
      expand_morefact_checkassessed by FSMverified
      Frederico Muñoz
      Researcher, Martialis
       2 sources
      fact_check
      EN Wikipedia and the Shorinryu.de biography state Miyahira was ranked Hanshi, 10th dan
      assessed by FSMverified
      Frederico Muñoz
      Researcher, Martialis
      "He was ranked Hanshi, 10th Dan."
      — Katsuya Miyahira - Wikipedia (EN). Wikipedia (English)linkinfo
      "Grandmaster Miyahira was 10th Dan Hanshi and he was the president of Okinawa Shorin Ryu Karatedo Kyokai."
      — Sensei Miyahira Katsuya - Shorinryu.delinkinfo
    Sources
    Katsuya Miyahira - Wikipedia (EN). Wikipedia (English)linkinfo
    Sensei Miyahira Katsuya - Shorinryu.de linkinfo
    Katsuya Miyahira Bio - Grand River Karatelinkinfo
    Miyahira, Katsuya - Okinawan Karate Lineagelinkinfo
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