Katsuya Miyahira
Okinawan karateka (1918-2010)
宮平勝哉 · 미야히라 가쓰야
- Born
- 16 August 1918, Nishihara
- Died
- 28 November 2010
- Citizenship
- Japan, Empire of Japan
- Sport
- karate
- Occupation
- karateka, martial artist
Katsuya Miyahira (宮平 勝哉, Miyahira Katsuya; 1918–2010) was an Okinawan martial artist who was the grand master of the Shorin-ryu Shido-kan style of Okinawan Karate and the president of the Okinawa Shorin-ryu Karate Association. He was ranked Hanshi, 10th Dan. Miyahira created the Shido-kan branch of Kobayashi Shorin-ryu after the death of his teacher, Chōshin Chibana. Miyahira was also instructed by Anbun Tokuda and Choki Motobu.
Teachers
Students
- Seikichi Iha
External links
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Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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