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Okinawan Goju-ryu karate teacher (1898-1966), student of Higaonna Kanryō and Chōjun Miyagi, founder of the Goju-ryu Kokusai Karate Kobudo Renmei.

Teachers (2)

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  Higaonna Kanryō

  linkNaha-te 3

  Confirmed

  EN Wikipedia states Higa began studying under Higaonna Kanryō at age 13 (1911) until Higaonna's death; corroborated by the Shuriway biography (age 13) and the Okinawa Karate Navi monument page (from 1911)

  (1911-1915)

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  3 sources

  fact_check

  EN Wikipedia states Higa began studying under Higaonna Kanryō at age 13 (1911) until Higaonna's death; corroborated by the Shuriway biography (age 13) and the Okinawa Karate Navi monument page (from 1911)

  assessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  "At age 13, Higa began to study under Higaonna Kanryō until Higaonna's death 4 years later."

  — Sekō Higa - Wikipedia (EN). Wikipedia (English) linkinfo

  "Seiko Higa was born in Naha, Okinawa on November 8th 1898, and began his training with Kanryo Higaonna at the age of 13. After Sensei Higaonna's death in 1915, he trained with Chojun Miyagi."

  — Master Seiko Higa - Goju-Ryu (Shuriway). International Shuriway Karate & Kobudo Society linkinfo

  "Master Higa Seko was born in 1898 and studied under Higaonnna from 1911."

  — Praising Monument of Masters Higa Seko & Higa Seikichi - Okinawa Karate Navilinkinfo
• 
  Miyagi Chōjun

  linkGoju-ryu 3

  Confirmed

  EN Wikipedia states Higa continued his studies with Miyagi Chōjun for 38 years until Miyagi's death in 1953; corroborated by the Shuriway biography (trained with Miyagi after Higaonna's death), the Okinawa Karate Navi and ODKS tourism pages (also studied with Miyagi)

  (1916-1953)

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  4 sources

  fact_check

  EN Wikipedia states Higa continued his studies with Miyagi Chōjun for 38 years until Miyagi's death in 1953; corroborated by the Shuriway biography (trained with Miyagi after Higaonna's death), the Okinawa Karate Navi and ODKS tourism pages (also studied with Miyagi)

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  "Higa, a policeman at the time, continued his studies with Miyagi Chōjun for 38 years until Miyagi's death."

  — Sekō Higa - Wikipedia (EN). Wikipedia (English) linkinfo

  "After Sensei Higaonna's death in 1915, he trained with Chojun Miyagi."

  — Master Seiko Higa - Goju-Ryu (Shuriway). International Shuriway Karate & Kobudo Society linkinfo

  "After that, he also studied with Miyagi."

  — Praising Monument of Masters Higa Seko & Higa Seikichi - Okinawa Karate Navilinkinfo

  "As a young man, he entered the dojo of Kanryo Higaonna and later trained under Chojun Miyagi, the founder of Goju-ryu."

  — Naha-te Lineage: Seko and Seikichi Higa Commemorative Monument - Okinawa Karate Tourism linkinfo

Students (1)

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  Akamine Seiichi

  linkGoju-ryu 3

  Confirmed

  JA Wikipedia states Akamine was most influenced in Goju-ryu by Higa Seiko and was promoted to 4th dan under him at age 22; the EN Wikipedia article on Sekō Higa names Akamine among his students; corroborated by the Bushido Reiryoku Kan and Toku In Kan biographies

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  4 sources

  fact_check

  JA Wikipedia states Akamine was most influenced in Goju-ryu by Higa Seiko and was promoted to 4th dan under him at age 22; the EN Wikipedia article on Sekō Higa names Akamine among his students; corroborated by the Bushido Reiryoku Kan and Toku In Kan biographies

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  "剛柔流の中で、赤嶺が最も影響を受けたのは比嘉世幸（宮城の高段弟子の1人）と泉川寛喜である。... 比嘉の下、22歳で四段に昇進。"

  — 赤嶺誠一 - Wikipedia (JA). Wikipedia (Japanese) linkinfo

  "Among Higa's students were Choboku Takamine, his son Seikichi Higa... Seiichi Akamine (creator of the Ken-Shin-Kan, spread Karate-do in South America)."

  — Sekō Higa - Wikipedia (EN). Wikipedia (English) linkinfo

  "Further on, he began to learn the Goju-ryu style created by Master Chojun Miyagi (1888-1953) with Master Seiko Higa (1898-1966) assistant of Master Miyagi and with one of his main students, Kanki Izumigawa (1908-1969) who became his second master of Goju-ryu."

  — Fernandez de la Reguera, Roberto. Master Seiichi Akamine - Bushido Reiryoku Kanlinkinfo

  "Master Akamine... trained Goju Ryu with Kanki Isumikawa and Seiko Higa."

  — Master Seiichi Akamine Biography - Toku In Kan linkinfo

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