Kenwa Mabuni

Kenwa Mabuni
1889 - 1952
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Birthday 14th November, 1889
Birthplace Shuri, Okinawa
Died 23rd May, 1952
Place of Death Tokyo, Japan
Zodiac Sign Scorpio
Occupation Karate

Kenwa Mabuni (摩文仁 賢和, Mabuni Kenwa, 14 November 1889 - 23 May 1952) was one of the first karateka to teach karate in mainland Japan and is credited as developing the style known as Shitō-ryū. Originally, he chose the name Hanko-ryu, literally "half-hard style", to imply that the style used both hard and soft techniques. Toyama Kanken, who was trained the same way he was, teased Mabuni endlessly about the name, implying it meant "semi erect". Finally, Mabuni chose Shito-ryu, the first characters of the names Itosu and Higaonna, his two primary teachers. I.E. ITOHIGA.

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