Yoshimura Chōgi (karate master)

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Yoshimura Chōgi

Yoshimura Chōgi (義村 朝義; 1866–1945) was a karate master (soke) of Okinawa.

He was born in the closing years of the

Naha-te from Higaonna Kanryō.[3]

In his later years, he moved to

Shōwa 20), he died in Osaka during an air raid. His age of death was 80 years.[1]

In 1979 (Shōwa 54), paintings and calligraphic works of Chōgi were donated by his bereaved family to the Okinawa Prefectural Museum, and in 1981 (Shōwa 56), the museum held the “Yoshimura Chōgi Exhibition.”[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Andreas Quast. "Yoshimura Chōgi". Ryukyu Bugei 琉球武芸. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
  2. ^ "The lineage of Gojushiho | Thekaratepage.com". www.thekaratepage.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 2022-03-25.
  3. ^ "History | 沖縄剛柔流空手道協会公式サイト(O.G.K.K)". ogkk.jp. Retrieved 2022-03-25.