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 Chōjunsports_martial_artsGoju-ryu ConfirmedConfirmedEN 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 13The evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.(1935–1953)
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3 sources expand_moreFrederico 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“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 [...] Following 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 ConfirmedConfirmedEN Wikipedia and Finding Karate state the Okinawa Goju-ryu Karate-do Kyokai awarded him the rank of 10th dan in karate on March 20, 1988The evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.Dan-Kyu System (1988-03-20)
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2 sources expand_moreFrederico 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, 1988 -
military_tech7 dan ConfirmedConfirmedEN 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 danThe evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.Dan-Kyu System (1981-05-01)
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2 sources expand_moreFrederico 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 dan
Students (3)
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Roy Y. Suenakasports_martial_artsGoju-ryu ProbableProbableSuenaka's official biography lists Goju-ryu karate training under Eiichi Miyazato, 1967-1972The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.(1967–1972)
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Taira Masajisports_martial_artsGoju-ryu ConfirmedConfirmedEN 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 siteThe evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.(1968)
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3 sources expand_moreFrederico 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 site“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.”
visibilityFirst-hand“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 Chinensports_martial_artsGoju-ryu ConfirmedConfirmedEN 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 confirms Miyazato was his main instructorThe evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.(1954–1969)
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4 sources expand_moreFrederico 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 confirms Miyazato was his main instructor
Honours (1)
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receipt_longSuccessor of Goju-ryu ProbableProbableHis own claim, the Miyagi family's appointment to the Garden Dojo and his own school's account, all in one book.The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.Titlegranted by Miyagi Chōjun
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2 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkHis own claim, the Miyagi family's appointment to the Garden Dojo and his own school's account, all in one book.“Morio Higaonna of Okinawa tells us that after the death of Miyagi, “Eiichi Miyazato claimed that Chojun sensei had named him as successor” and that Miyazato was appointed by Miyagi’s widow to teach in the famous Garden Dojo in the Miyagi family home.”
“Furthermore, we are told by the Okinawan students at the Jundokan that “Eiichi Miyazato sensei is well known as the successor to Chojun Miyagi sensei.””
Sources
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Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Miyazato Eiichi. In Martialis: Martial Arts
Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01KZBT3HG4JKJHVB8DAA0N0XT9 - CC
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