Residence Japan Style Shorin-ryu karate | Name Higa Yuchoku | |
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Born February 4, 1910
Naha, Okinawa ( 1910-02-04 ) Rank 10th dan karate, Hanshi Died November 6, 1994, Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan Teacher Choshin Chibana, Chojun Miyagi | ||
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Yuchoku Higa (1910–1994) was a Japanese Shorin-ryu karate master who was awarded Hanshi (10th dan) in 1976.
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Biography
In 1927, he began training under Jiro Shiroma who was a student of Higa's father In 1934, under Jinan Shinzato he began training te and Goju-ryu. In 1948 he began studies under Chōshin Chibana and in 1965 was awarded 9th dan by Chibana.
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.
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