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]
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]