Chokei Kishaba

Okinawan karateka

喜舎場朝啓

Born

4 October 1929, Okinawa Prefecture

Died

2000, Okinawa Prefecture

Citizenship

Japan, Empire of Japan

Sport

karate

Occupation

karateka

Chokei Kishaba (喜舎場 朝啓, Kishaba Chōkei; October 4, 1929–2000) was an Okinawan martial arts master and founder of the Shōrin-ryū Kishaba Juku.

He was born October 4, 1929, in Okinawa and died in the year 2000.

Kishaba's younger brother Chogi Kishaba is also an Okinawan martial arts master.

Teachers

• Hohan Sōken
• Shōshin Nagamine
• Masami Chinen
• Seigi Nakamura

Students

• Katsuhiko Shinzato

External links

• Wikipedia
• Wikidata

Facts from Wikidata Q5104212 (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.