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Kentsū Yabu

Japanese karateka (1866–1937)

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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Facts from Wikidata Q722028 (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.

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