Chōjun Miyagi

Japanese karateka (1888-1953)

宮城長順 · 宮城 長順

Born

25 April 1888, Naha

Died

8 October 1953, Okinawa

Citizenship

Japan, Empire of Japan

Sport

karate

Occupation

karateka

Chōjun Miyagi (宮城 長順, Miyagi Chōjun; April 25, 1888 – October 8, 1953) was an Okinawan martial artist who founded the Gōjū-ryū school of karate by blending Okinawan and Chinese influences.

Teachers

• Higaonna Kanryō

Students

• Teruo Chinen
• Chogi Kishaba
• Eiichi Miyazato

External links

• Wikipedia
• Wikidata

Facts from Wikidata Q221121 (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.