Despite his reputation, his greatest achievements lie in popularization and the organization of karate teaching methods. He taught for many years, gaining an enormous reputation as a karateka.
Return to Japan Īfter several months in China, Chōjun Miyagi returned to Naha where he opened a dojo. However, it was not until 1929 that Chōjun Miyagi named the system Gōjū-ryū, meaning "hard soft style". From the blending of these systems, and his native Naha-Te, a new system emerged. It was in this second trip that he observed the Rokkishu (a set of hand exercises rather than a formal kata, which emphasizes the rotation of the forearms and wrists to execute offensive and defensive techniques), which he then adapted into the Tensho Kata. In this second trip he studied some local Chinese martial arts. After Kanryo Higaonna's death (in Oct, 1915) he made a second trip to Fuzhou with Gokenki. In this first trip he travelled with Eisho Nakamoto. In China he visited the grave of Higaonna's teacher, Ryū Ryū Ko. In May 1915, before the death of Higaonna, Miyagi travelled to Fujian Province. Miyagi trained under Higaonna for 15 years until Higaonna's death in 1916. His training with Higaonna was interrupted for a two-year period while Miyagi completed his military service, 1910–1912, in Miyakonojō, Miyazaki. Under his tutelage, Miyagi underwent a very long and arduous period of training. At age 14, Miyagi was introduced to Kanryo Higashionna (Higaonna Kanryō) by Aragaki. Chojun Miyagi began studying Okinawan martial arts under Ryuko Aragaki at age 11. One of his parents was a wealthy shop owner. Sensei Miyagi was born in Higashimachi, Naha, Okinawa on April 25, 1888. Teruo Chinen, Gogen Yamaguchi, Seiko Higa, Seikichi Toguchi, Tatsuo Shimabuku, Ei'ichi Miyazato, Meitoku Yagi, Seigo Tada, Anichi MiyagiĬhōjun Miyagi ( 宮城 長順, Miyagi Chōjun, Ap– October 8, 1953) was an Okinawan martial artist who founded the Gōjū-ryū school of karate by blending Okinawan and Chinese influences. Sōke, Founder of Goju-ryu, Kyoshi - Dai Nippon Butokukai Okinawan martial arts ( Naha-te), Fujian White Crane (Crying Crane style), Southern Buddhist Kung Fu
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