Kentsū Yabu
Japanese karateka (1866–1937)
屋部憲通
- Born
- 23 September 1866, Okinawa Prefecture
- Died
- 27 August 1937, Shuri
- Citizenship
- Japan
- Sport
- karate
- Occupation
- military personnel, karateka
Kentsū Yabu (屋部 憲通, Yabu Kentsū; September 23, 1866 - August 27, 1937) was a karate master in Okinawa, and was among the first people to demonstrate karate in Hawaii.
Yabu learned Shuri-te from Matsumura Sōkon and Ankō Itosu and Tomari-te from Kōsaku Matsumora. He is often considered Itosu's top student.
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