Morio Higaonna (東 恩納 盛 男[1] [2] , born December 25, 1938 ) is a well-known Okinawan karate master, founder and chief instructor of the International Okinawan Goju-ryu Karate-do Federation (IOGKF). [3] [4]
| Higaonna Morio | |
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| 東 恩納 盛 男 | |
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| Birth name | Morio Higaonna |
| Date of Birth | December 25, 1938 (aged 80) |
| Place of Birth | Naha , Okinawa , Japan |
| Citizenship | Japan  |
| Style | Goju ryu |
| Teachers | Tsunetaka Shimabukuro , Miyazato Eichi , Miyagi Anichi |
| Degree of mastery | 10 dan |
| Famous students | |
Sensei Morio Higaonna is one of the few goju-ryu masters who have been awarded the 10th dan degree. Author of several popular karate books: Traditional Karate-Do: Okinawan Goju-ryu (1985) [5] and History of Karate: Okinawan Goju-ryu (2001) [6] .
The famous martial artist Donn Draeger (1922-1982) said the following about Morio Higaonna: "This is the most dangerous person in real combat in all of Japan." [7]
Early years
Morio Higaonna was born on December 25, 1938 in Naha , Okinawa . [8] [9] [10] He began studying karate with the Shorin-ryu style at the age of 14, first under the guidance of his own father, and later became a student of his father's friend, Tsunetaka Shimabukuro. [8] It was precisely that Shimabukuro who advised Morio Higaonna to study goju-ryu in the Chojun Miyagi dojo . [eight]
In the early 1950s, Morio Higaonna began training under the leadership of Miyazato Eichi [11] [12] (one of the oldest students of Chojun Miyagi (1888-1953), the founder of goju-ryu) and Anichi Miyagi [13] .
Morio Higaonna was certified in the black belt by Sensei Miyazato in 1957. [10] In 1960, he moved to Tokyo to study at Takushoku University. [8] In the same year, December 30, Morio Higaonna was certified for the third dan during the first all-style dan grading conducted by Okinawa Karate-do Renmei. [8] [13] Soon, he was invited to teach in Tokyo, at the Yoyogi dojo, where Morio Higaonna managed to attract a huge number of students. [13] [14]
Notes
- ↑ Ryureikan
- ↑ International Okinawan Goju-ryu Karate-do Federation, Okinawa Archived on April 8, 2011.
- ↑ International Okinawan Goju-ryu Karate-do Federation
- ↑ International Okinawan Goju-ryu Karate-do Federation: History Archived March 28, 2009.
- ↑ Higaonna, M. (1985): Traditional Karate-do: Okinawa Goju Ryu . Tokyo: Minato Research. ( ISBN 0-87040-595-0 )
- ↑ Higaonna, M. (2001): The history of Karate: Okinawan Goju Ryu (2nd ed.). Westlake Village, CA: Dragon Books. ( ISBN 978-0-946062-36-2 )
- ↑ Interview with Morio Higaonna, 9th dan, Hanshi, Goju Ryu Dragon Times (Issue 10).
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 Shuriway Karate & Kobudo: Morio Higaonna - Goju Ryu
- ↑ Hawaii Karate Seinenkai: Morio Higaonna Archived July 25, 2010. ( c. 2004).
- ↑ 1 2 Okinawa Goju-ryu Karate-do Israel: Founders - Sensei Morio Higaonna Archived February 9, 2010.
- ↑ McCarthy, P., & Lee, M. (1987): Classical kata of Okinawan Karate (2nd ed.) (P. 50). Burbank, CA: Ohara PUblications. ( ISBN 978-0-89750-113-2 )
- ↑ Bishop M. Okinawan karate: teachers, styles, secret traditions and the secret technique of schools of military art (p. 52) / Per. from English A. Kratenkova. - M .: FAIR-PRESS, 1999 .-- 304 p. - (Martial arts). - ISBN 5-8183-0146-X .
- ↑ 1 2 3 Okinawan Traditional Goju Ryu Karate-do Association: An'ichi Miyagi and Morio Higaonna
- ↑ Lyon Karate: Yoyogi Dojo in Tokyo Archived on June 30, 2011.