Katsuya Miyahira | |
Birth Date: | 16 August 1918 |
Birth Place: | Nishihara, Okinawa, Japan |
Death Place: | Japan |
Death Cause: | Cancer |
Martial Art: | Shorin-ryu Shido-kan |
Teacher: | Chosin Chibana, Anbun Tokuda, Choki Motobu |
Rank: | Hanshi, 10th Dan |
[1] was an Okinawan martial artist who was the grand master of the Shorin-ryu Shido-kan style of Okinawan Karate[2] and the president of the Okinawa Shorin-ryu Karate Association.[2] He was ranked Hanshi, 10th Dan. Miyahira created the Shido-kan branch of Kobayashi Shorin-ryu after the death of his teacher, Chōshin Chibana.[2] Miyahira was also instructed by Anbun Tokuda and Choki Motobu.