King's Kung-Fu& Tai Chi

Bobby Lowe

Martial artist

Born
23 August 1929, Honolulu
Died
14 September 2011, Honolulu
Citizenship
United States
Sport
judo
Occupation
judoka, aikidoka, karateka

Edward 'Bobby' Lowe (August 23, 1929 – September 14, 2011) was a prominent Chinese American master of Kyokushin karate. He was the first uchi deshi (live-in student) of Masutatsu Oyama, founder of Kyokushin karate, and established the first Kyokushin school outside Japan. Lowe held the title of shihan and was the Senior Instructor and an International Committee Chairman of the International Karate Organization founded by Oyama.

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Facts from Wikidata Q221797 (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.