Katsuya Miyahira

In this Okinawan name, the family name is "Miyahira".
Katsuya Miyahira
Born (1918-08-16)16 August 1918
Nishihara, Okinawa, Japan
Died 28 November 2010(2010-11-28) (aged 92)
Japan
Cancer
Style Shorin-ryu Shido-kan
Teacher(s) Chosin Chibana, Anbun Tokuda, Choki Motobu[1]
Rank Hanshi, 10th Dan
Notable students Seiyu Nakamura
Seikichi Iha[1]
Shoei Miyazato[1]
Takeshi Miyagi, Morinobu Maeshiro

Katsuya Miyahira (宮平 勝哉 Miyahira Katsuya, 1918 - 2010)[2] was an Okinawan martial artist who was the grand master of the Shorin-ryu Shido-kan style of Okinawan Karate[1] and the president of the Okinawa Shorin-ryu Karate Association.[1] He was ranked Hanshi, 10th Dan. Miyahira created the Shido-kan branch of Kobayashi Shorin-ryu after the death of his teacher, Chōshin Chibana.[1] Miyahira was also instructed by Anbun Tokuda and Choki Motobu.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Bishop, Mark (1999). Okinawan Karate. pp. 92–94. ISBN 978-0-8048-3205-2.
  2. ↑ http://www.budoseek.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?28433-Katsuya-Miyahira-Sensei-has-died.


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