Fumio Demura

Martial artist (1938–2023)

出村文男

Born

15 September 1938, Yokohama

Died

24 April 2023, California

Citizenship

Japan, Empire of Japan

Sport

karate, Shitō-ryū

Occupation

karateka, stunt performer

Fumio Demura (出村 文男, Demura Fumio; September 15, 1938 – April 24, 2023) was a Japanese–American karateka and kobudoka, based in the United States since the mid-1960s. A 9th dan in Shitō-ryū karate, he was Pat Morita's martial arts stunt double in the first, third and fourth Karate Kid films, and was one of the inspirations for the character Mr. Miyagi.

Teachers

• Taira Shinken

External links

• Wikipedia
• IMDb
• Wikidata

Facts from Wikidata Q1473967 (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.