Higaonna Kanryō
Okinawan karateka (1853–1916)
東恩納寛量 · 慎善熙
- Born
- 10 March 1853, Naha
- Died
- December 1916, Naha
- Citizenship
- Ryukyu Kingdom, Japan
- Sport
- karate
- Occupation
- karateka
Higaonna Kanryō (東恩納 寛量, Higashionna Kanryō; March 10, 1853 – October 1915), and sometimes known as Higashionna West to distinguish him from his cousin, was a Ryukyuan martial artist who founded a fighting style known at the time as Naha-te. He is recognized as one of the first students of Fujian White Crane Kung Fu masters, namely Ryū Ryū Ko, in the Fuzhou region of China who returned with those skills to Okinawa. His student, Chōjun Miyagi, would later found Gōjū ryū Karate.
Teachers
- Arakaki Seishō
- Ryū Ryū Ko
- Xie Zongxiang
Students
- Chōjun Miyagi
- Sekō Higa
- Mabuni Kenwa
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q699236 (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.