Miyazato Eiichi
宮里栄一
1922-07-05 - 1999-12-11
Naha
Also known as
Eiichi Miyazato
みやざと えいいち
Description
Okinawan master of Goju-ryu karate (1922-1999), senior student of Chōjun Miyagi and his officially recognized successor; held 10th dan in karate and 7th dan in judo, founder of the Jundokan dojo.
Teachers (1)
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Miyagi Chōjun(1935-1953)expand_morefact_checkassessed by FSMverified
3 sourcesFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkEN Wikipedia states Miyazato began training under Miyagi around age 13 (or 15 per some sources) and trained with him continuously until Miyagi's death in 1953; the Kent Moyer interview states he began training with Miyagi in 1935 at age 13; Finding Karate confirms the introduction through his father and brother Eikoassessed by FSMverifiedFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialis"Some sources indicate that Miyazato began training under Miyagi at the age of 13, while others state that Miyazato first trained under his own father and only began training under Miyagi at the age of 15... Except for an interrupted period due to World War II, Miyazato learned from Miyagi continuously until the death of the latter in 1953."
"His father introduced him to Chojun Miyagi, who had been a neighbour of the family for many years... Miyazato's elder brother, Eiko, was a longtime student of Miyagi at his Garden Dojo... After Miyagi's death, several of his senior students establish their own Goju-Ryu schools. At the age of 32 Miyazato took over the running of the Garden Dojo. This was at the request of Miyagi's family and his fellow students."
Ranks (2)
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military_tech10 dan 3ConfirmedEN Wikipedia and Finding Karate state the Okinawa Goju-ryu Karate-do Kyokai awarded him the rank of 10th dan in karate on March 20, 1988Dan-Kyu System (1988-03-20)
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2 sourcesFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkEN Wikipedia and Finding Karate state the Okinawa Goju-ryu Karate-do Kyokai awarded him the rank of 10th dan in karate on March 20, 1988assessed by FSMverifiedFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialis -
military_tech7 dan 3ConfirmedEN Wikipedia states Miyazato held the rank of 7th dan in judo from the Kodokan; Finding Karate gives the promotion date as May 1, 1981 and the posthumous 8th danDan-Kyu System (1981-05-01)
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2 sourcesFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkEN Wikipedia states Miyazato held the rank of 7th dan in judo from the Kodokan; Finding Karate gives the promotion date as May 1, 1981 and the posthumous 8th danassessed by FSMverifiedFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialis
Students (3)
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Roy Y. Suenaka(1967-1972)expand_morefact_checkassessed by FSMverified
1 sourceFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkSuenaka's official biography lists Goju-ryu karate training under Eiichi Miyazato, 1967-1972assessed by FSMverifiedFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialis -
Taira Masaji(1968)expand_morefact_checkassessed by FSMverified
3 sourcesFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkEN Wikipedia states Taira started training at the Jundokan dojo of Eiichi Miyazato at age 16 and trained under Miyazato's guidance for years; corroborated by Taira's own words in the Blitz interview (primary) and the Taira Kenkyukai France siteassessed by FSMverifiedFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialis"At age 16, Taira started training in Goju ryu karate at the Jundokan dojo of Eiichi Miyazato... he would make the journey from Gushikawa City where he was stationed to the Jundokan in Naha where from 6pm to 10pm every night he would pursue his karate training... under the guidance of Miyazato, founder of the Jundokan."
"I also wish to continue the legacy left to me by Miyazato Sensei and Miyagi Chojun Sensei before him... Miyazato Sensei [the Jundokan dojo's late chief instructor] was an instructor at the Police Academy, and a number of my seniors at the Jundokan were also my seniors in the police force."
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Teruo Chinen(1954-1969)expand_morefact_checkassessed by FSMverified
4 sourcesFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkEN Wikipedia states Chinen began training in Goju-ryu under Eiichi Miyazato in 1954 and that Miyazato promoted him to yondan before he left for Spokane; his 1997 interview with Dong Tran confirms Miyazato was his main instructor; the JA Wikipedia and Shuriway biography corroborate (1954, Jundokan dojo)assessed by FSMverifiedFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialis
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