Motokatsu Inoue

Japanese martial artist

井上 元勝 · 井上元勝

Born

1918

Died

1993

Citizenship

Japan, Empire of Japan

Sport

karate

Occupation

karateka, writer

Motokatsu Inoue (1918-1993) was a Japanese martial artist, noted as the Grandmaster of Yui Shin Kai and Ryukyu Kobujutsu The first man to be awarded 'Hanshi' (Menkyo Kaiden) by Taira Shinken.

External links

• Wikipedia
• Wikidata

Facts from Wikidata Q6918025 (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.