Motobu Chōyū was an Okinawan martial artist. He was also Ryukyuan royalty and the 11th sōke of the Motobu Udun, a branch of the Ryukyuan royal family. His younger brother was a karate master, Motobu C

The House of Motobu is a princely house of the Ryūkyū Kingdom founded by Shō Kōshin Motobu Wōji Chōhei, sixth son of the tenth king of the second Shō dynasty, Shō Shitsu. It is a cadet branch of the S