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Okinawan martial artist and master of Tōde (1840-1918), royal court official with the title of Chikudon Peichin and Chinese language interpreter; his students included Higaonna Kanryō, Chōjun Miyagi, Funakoshi Gichin, Uechi Kanbun, Kanken Tōyama, Mabuni Kenwa and Chitose Tsuyoshi.

Teachers (1)

• 
  Ryū Ryū Ko

  linkNaha-te 2

  Probable

  Wikidata P1066 claim linking Arakaki Seishō to Ryū Ryū Ko; EN Wikipedia records Wai Xinxian as his only recorded instructor, and some speculate Wai Xinxian was Ryū Ryū Ko, so the identity of the teacher is somewhat uncertain

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  1 source

  fact_check

  Wikidata P1066 claim linking Arakaki Seishō to Ryū Ryū Ko; EN Wikipedia records Wai Xinxian as his only recorded instructor, and some speculate Wai Xinxian was Ryū Ryū Ko, so the identity of the teacher is somewhat uncertain

  assessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  "His only recorded martial arts instructor from this period was Wai Xinxian from Fuzhou, a city in the Fujian province of Qing dynasty China."

  — Seisho Arakaki - Wikipedia (EN). Wikipedia (English)linkinfo

Students (2)

• 
  Miyagi Chōjun

  linkNaha-te 3

  Confirmed

  EN Wikipedia and the IOGKF biography state Chojun Miyagi began studying Okinawan martial arts under Ryuko Aragaki (Arakaki Seishō) at age 11; the Kaizen Gojukan profile and CMAC Dapo article give age 12 - the 11 is kept with the alternative noted

  (1899)

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  4 sources

  fact_check

  EN Wikipedia and the IOGKF biography state Chojun Miyagi began studying Okinawan martial arts under Ryuko Aragaki (Arakaki Seishō) at age 11; the Kaizen Gojukan profile and CMAC Dapo article give age 12 - the 11 is kept with the alternative noted

  assessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  "Chojun Miyagi began studying Okinawan martial arts under Ryuko Aragaki at age 11."

  — Chōjun Miyagi - Wikipedia (EN). Wikipedia (English) linkinfo

  "His training in karate began at the age of eleven under Ryuko Aragaki Sensei who practiced and taught Tomari-Te."

  — Gillan, Mike. Sensei Miyagi, Chojun - IOGKF Internationallinkinfo

  "He began his martial arts training at the age of 12 with Aragaki Ryuko Sensei."

  — Chōjun Miyagi - Kaizen Gojukan (IKGA)linkinfo

  "at age 11 he began training with Ryuko Aragaki who was a Tomari-te expert."

  — The Creation of Goju-Ryu Karate: History Series 2-3 linkinfo
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  Higaonna Kanryō

  linkNaha-te 3

  Confirmed

  EN Wikipedia explicitly states Higaonna began studying boxing from Aragaki (Arakaki) Tsuji Pechin Seisho in 1867; the JA Wikipedia and the Cabinet Office biography state he studied tōde under Arakaki Seisho from about age 17 (or 20), i.e. around 1870-1873, for about three years - the 1867 date is kept with the alternatives recorded in notes

  (1867)

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  3 sources

  fact_check

  EN Wikipedia explicitly states Higaonna began studying boxing from Aragaki (Arakaki) Tsuji Pechin Seisho in 1867; the JA Wikipedia and the Cabinet Office biography state he studied tōde under Arakaki Seisho from about age 17 (or 20), i.e. around 1870-1873, for about three years - the 1867 date is kept with the alternatives recorded in notes

  assessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  "In 1867, Higaonna began to study Boxing from Aragaki Tsuji Pechin Seisho who was a fluent Chinese speaker and interpreter for the Ryūkyūan court."

  — Higaonna Kanryō - Wikipedia (EN). Wikipedia (English)linkinfo

  "東恩納は17歳頃に（20歳とも）、那覇手の大家新垣世璋に唐手を師事したとされています。"

  — 東恩納寛量 - Wikipedia (JA). Wikipedia (Japanese) linkinfo

  "東恩納は17歳頃に（20歳とも）、那覇手の大家新垣世璋（あらかき せいしょう）に唐手を師事したとされています。...東恩納は新垣のもとで3年間ほど那覇手を師事し..."

  — 東恩納寛量 - 沖縄空手 偉人伝 (内閣府)linkinfo

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