Chōshin Chibana
(1885-1969)
Okinawen karateka
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Chōshin Chibana (知花 朝信, Chibana Chōshin, 5 June 1885 – 26 February 1969) was an Okinawan martial artist who developed Shorin-ryū karate based on what he had learned from Ankō Itosu. He was the last of the pre-World War karate masters, also called the "Last Warrior of Shuri" He was the first to establish a Japanese ryu name for an Okinawan karate style, calling Itosu's karate "Shorin-Ryu" (or "the small forest style") in 1928.
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5 June 1885 Tottori-cho, Shuri, Okinawa, Japan
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26 February 1969 (aged 83) Throat cancer
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| Zodiac | Gemini |
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