Higa Yuchoku Explained

Higa Yuchoku
Birth Date:February 8, 1910
Birth Place:Naha, Okinawa
Residence:Japan
Death Place:Naha, Okinawa
Martial Art:Shorin-ryu karate
Teacher:Choshin Chibana, Miyagi Chojun, Jinnan Shinzato, Seiei Miyahira
Rank:10th dan karate, Hanshi

Yuchoku Higa (1910–1994)[1] was a Japanese Shorin-ryu karate master who was awarded Hanshi (10th dan) in 1976.[2] He was a politician served as a Naha City Council member and a chair of the Naha City Council.[3]

Biography

In 1927, he began training under Jiro Shiroma who was a student of Higa's father [4] In 1934, under Jinan Shinzato he began training te and Goju-ryu.[5] In 1948 he began studies under Chōshin Chibana and in 1965 was awarded 9th dan by Chibana.[2]

He served as president of the Okinawa Prefecture Karatedo Federation and the All Okinawa Karatedo Federation.In 1976 he received the rank of Hanshi, 10th Dan.[2] [5]

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.okinawakaratedo.com/higa-yuchoku Higa, Yuchoku (1910 ~ 1994)
  2. Book: Hokama, Tetsuhiro . 100 Masters of Okinawan Karate . 2005 . 67 . Ozata Print . Okinawa .
  3. Book: Otsuka, Tadahiko . 増補版 剛柔拳舎空手道教本 . 榕樹書林 . 2008 . 978-4-89805-129-0.
  4. http://www.ikkf.org/HigaY.html IKKG.ORG
  5. Web site: Higa Yuchoku . 2008-05-06 . 2019-04-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190408230915/http://shinjinbukan.com/higayuchoku.html . dead .