Nakama Chozo
Okinawan karateka
Chozo Nakama (名嘉真 朝増, Nakama Chōzō; 1899–1982) was a Kobayashi Shorin-ryu karate-do teacher. His primary teacher was Chosin Chibana, founder of Kobayashi Shorin-ryu; however, Nakama also studied with Chomo Hanashiro, Chōtoku Kyan, Kenwa Mabuni, Choki Motobu, and Kentsu Yabu. Nakama taught karate in Shuri, Okinawa, from c. 1935 to 1982.
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