Motobu Chōki
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Motobu Chōki was an Okinawan karate master and founder of Motobu-ryū. He was born into a branch of the Ryukyuan royal family, and at the age of 12, he and his older brother Motobu Chōyū were invited b
Motobu Chōki
Illustration depicting a match between Motobu Chōki and a foreign boxer
Motobu Chōki performing kakidi (1926)
Motobu Udun Tomb Inner Yard
Motobu-ryū
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Motobu-ryū is a karate school founded in 1922 by Motobu Chōki from Okinawa. Its official name is Nihon Denryū Heihō Motobu Kenpō, or Motobu Kenpō for short. Motobu-ryū has the characteristics of koryū
Motobu Chōki
…Motobu Chōki (本部 朝基; April 5, 1870 – April 15, 1944) was an Okinawan karate master and founder of Motobu-ryū. He was born into a branch of the Ryukyuan royal family, and at the age of 12, he and his older brother Motobu Chōyū were invited by Ankō Itosu to be…
Motobu-ryū in 1926.
Students of Motobu Front row(l-r):Yamada, Ohtsuka, Konishi, Ueshima. (1938)