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Sensei Higaonna, Kanryo - IOGKF International

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Gillan, Mike. Sensei Higaonna, Kanryo - IOGKF International

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Higaonna Kanryō

1853 – 1915 · Naha

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IOGKF (International Okinawan Goju-Ryu Karate-do Federation) biography of Kanryo Higaonna (1853-1915). Born in Naha 1853, one of eight children; his father traded firewood between the local islands. Began learning Chinese kempo at fourteen; at sixteen left for Foochow (Fuzhou), staying at the Ryukyu-kan settlement, and after nearly a year was introduced to and eventually accepted as personal disciple of Master Ryu Ryuko; helped his master as a bamboo craftsman by day and trained at night, beginning with Sanchin, nigiri-game, muchi-ishi and makiwara practice.

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Accessed2026-09-23
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URLhttps://iogkf.com/senei-higaonna-kanryo/
Archived copyhttp://web.archive.org/web/20260822223853/https://iogkf.com/senei-higaonna-kanryo/

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Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Sensei Higaonna, Kanryo - IOGKF International. In Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01KZGNJXBNDQ293MDCS5VX95VJ - CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.

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@incollection{martialis_01KZGNJXBNDQ293MDCS5VX95VJ, author = {Muñoz, Frederico}, title = {Sensei Higaonna, Kanryo - IOGKF International}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database}, year = {YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url = {https://martial.is/entity/01KZGNJXBNDQ293MDCS5VX95VJ}, urldate = {ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }

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