Kenwa Mabuni
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 73 years ago |
| Date of birth | November 14,1889 |
| Zodiac sign | Scorpio |
| Born | Shuri |
| Naha | |
| Okinawa | |
| Japan | |
| Date of died | May 23,1952 |
| Died | Tokyo |
| Japan | |
| Style | Shitō-ryū |
| Children | Mabuni Kenei |
| Martial arts | Karate, Shitō-ryū |
| Teachers | Ankō Itosu |
| Higaonna Kanryō | |
| Job | Police officer |
| Teacher | Ankō Itosu |
| Higaonna Kanryō | |
| Notabl student | Kenei Mabuni |
| Iwata Manzo | |
| Chōjirō Tani | |
| Martial art | Karate, Shitō-ryū |
| Karate | |
| Shitō-ryū | |
| Rank | Shitō-ryū |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 521499 |
Kenwa Mabuni Life story
Kenwa Mabuni was one of the first karateka to teach karate in mainland Japan and is credited as developing the style known as Shitō-ryū. Originally, he chose the name Hanko-ryu, literally "half-hard style", to imply that the style used both hard and soft techniques.
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