Chogi Kishaba
Other namesChoji Kishaba [1]
StyleGōjū-ryū, Yamane Ryu[1]
Teacher(s)Chōjun Miyagi, Masami Chinen
Notable studentsToshihiro Oshiro[1] Maeda Kiyomasa

Chogi Kishaba (喜舎場 朝義, Kishaba Chōgi), also Choji Kishaba, (1934 - October 20, 2017) was an Okinawan martial arts master and founder of the Ryukyu Bujutsu Kenkyu Doyukai (RBKD).

Kishaba's older brother, Chokei Kishaba, was also an Okinawan martial arts master.

Ryukyu Bujutsu Kenkyu Doyukai

Kishaba was one of the very few remaining practitioners of Yamane Ryu in Okinawa.[1] In 1985 Kishaba and Toshihiro Oshiro founded the RBKD, an organization dedicated to the research and development of Okinawan Martial Arts. Oshiro's dojo is located in San Mateo, California.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Okinawan Karate, Second Edition, by Mark Bishop, p. 122, ISBN 0-8048-3205-6

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