Peichin Takahara
Japanese karateka
高原親雲上
- Born
- 1684, Shuri
- Died
- 1760
- Citizenship
- Ryukyu Kingdom
- Sport
- karate
- Occupation
- samurai, karateka
Takahara Pēchin (高原 親雲上) was an early karate practitioner. Pēchin (親雲上) was a social class of the Ryūkyū Kingdom.
The principles of the dō ("way"), as explained by Takahara Pēchin, are: 1) ijō, the way-compassion, humility, and love. 2) katsu, the laws-complete understanding of all techniques and forms of karate, and 3) fo dedication-the seriousness of karate that must be understood not only in practice, but in actual combat. The collective translation is: "One’s duty to himself and his fellow man."
He was the first teacher of Sakugawa Kangi, the father of Sakugawa Kanga.
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Facts from Wikidata Q1336547 (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.