Arakaki Seishō

Martial artist (1840–1918)

新垣世璋

Born

1840, Okinawa

Died

1918, Naha

Citizenship

Japan

Sport

karate

Occupation

linguist, karateka, translator

Arakaki Seishō (新垣 世璋; 1840–1918) was a prominent Okinawan martial artist and master of Tōde who influenced the development of several major karate styles. He was known by many other names, including Aragaki Tsuji Pechin Seisho.

Teachers

• Ryū Ryū Ko

Students

• Higaonna Kanryō

External links

• Wikipedia
• Wikidata

Facts from Wikidata Q584466 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.