Possibly the same person as

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  Ryū Ryū Ko

  Disputed identification - the Fuzhou Wushu Association holds that Xie Zhongxiang was not of aristocratic birth and never hid his identity, contradicting the Ryū Ryū Ko oral tradition. See EN Wikipedia article on Ryū Ryū Ko.

  Probable

  Probable

  Tokashiki Iken's research identifies Xie Zongxiang with Ryū Ryū Ko, and both Wikidata entities share identical birth/death dates (1852-1930); the identification is disputed by the Fuzhou Wushu Association, so this is a hypothesis, not a settled identity

  The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

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  Tokashiki Iken's research identifies Xie Zongxiang with Ryū Ryū Ko, and both Wikidata entities share identical birth/death dates (1852-1930); the identification is disputed by the Fuzhou Wushu Association, so this is a hypothesis, not a settled identity

  “Historical records provided by the Fuzhou Wushu Association show that Xie Zhong Xiang was not of aristocratic birth and never had to hide his identity. Xie Zhong Xiang worked as an apprentice shoe-maker in Fuzhou until he was 30 when he started his own martial art school.”

  — Ryū Ryū Ko - Wikipedia (EN). Wikipedia (English) link history info

  Recorded on the entry for Ryū Ryū Ko

  Disputed identification - see EN Wikipedia article on Ryū Ryū Ko for the Tokashiki Iken research, the Fuzhou Wushu Association's dissent, and the Liu Long Gong alternative. Higaonna Kanryō's teacher edge references this entry (Ryu Ryu Ko) as the primary identity.

  Probable

  Probable

  Tokashiki Iken's research identifies Ryū Ryū Ko with Xie Zongxiang (謝宗祥/謝崇祥) of Changle, Fujian; however the identification is disputed by the Fuzhou Wushu Association and by Konjokrad's research pointing to Liu Long Gong, so this is a hypothesis, not a settled identity

  The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  1 source expand_more

  fact_check

  Tokashiki Iken's research identifies Ryū Ryū Ko with Xie Zongxiang (謝宗祥/謝崇祥) of Changle, Fujian; however the identification is disputed by the Fuzhou Wushu Association and by Konjokrad's research pointing to Liu Long Gong, so this is a hypothesis, not a settled identity

  “The research of Tokashiki Iken indicates that he also went by the name of Xie Zhongxiang (謝宗祥), a man born in Changle, Fujian. Fuzhou Wushu Association has issued a statement disputing the results of Tokashiki Iken's research regarding Ryu Ryu Ko.”

  — Ryū Ryū Ko - Wikipedia (EN). Wikipedia (English) link history info