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Chōjun Miyagi

1888 - 1953

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Chōjun Miyagi (宮城 長順, Miyagi Chōjun; April 25, 1888 – October 8, 1953) was an Okinawan martial artist who founded the Gōjū-ryū school of karate by blending Okinawan and Chinese influences. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Chōjun Miyagi is the 18th most popular martial arts (down from 15th in 2019), the 753rd most popular biography from Japan (down from 602nd in 2019) and the 8th most popular Japanese Martial Arts.

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Among MARTIAL ARTS

Among martial arts, Chōjun Miyagi ranks 18 out of 179. Before him are Jon Jones, Ankō Itosu, Masatoshi Nakayama, Mirko Cro Cop, Kenwa Mabuni, and Hélio Gracie. After him are Fedor Emelianenko, Cynthia Rothrock, Andy Hug, Randy Couture, Hironori Ōtsuka, and Motobu Chōki.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1888, Chōjun Miyagi ranks 94. Before him are Fritz Reiner, Lead Belly, Princess Helena Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Richard Courant, Jean Wahl, and José Félix Estigarribia. After him are Odile Defraye, Victor Goldschmidt, Paul Ramadier, Léon Scieur, Richard Kohn, and Roberto Assagioli. Among people deceased in 1953, Chōjun Miyagi ranks 66. Before him are Albert Gleizes, Julian Tuwim, Francesco Saverio Nitti, Nikolaos Plastiras, Ernst Reuter, and René Fonck. After him are Karl Staaf, Boris Kidrič, Yasuhito, Prince Chichibu, Iuliu Maniu, Hjalmar Hammarskjöld, and Holger Pedersen.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Chōjun Miyagi ranks 753 out of 6,245. Before him are Fujiwara no Teika (1162), Kujō Yoritsune (1218), Daisaku Ikeda (1928), Tsutomu Sonobe (1958), Kitaro Nishida (1870), and Riyoko Ikeda (1947). After him are Shigeru Ban (1957), Kazumi Tsubota (1956), Takasugi Shinsaku (1839), Shizo Kanakuri (1891), Keigo Higashino (1958), and Hōjō Ujimasa (1538).

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Among MARTIAL ARTS In Japan

Among martial arts born in Japan, Chōjun Miyagi ranks 8. Before him are Gichin Funakoshi (1868), Morihei Ueshiba (1883), Matsumura Sōkon (1809), Ankō Itosu (1831), Masatoshi Nakayama (1913), and Kenwa Mabuni (1889). After him are Hironori Ōtsuka (1892), Motobu Chōki (1870), Higaonna Kanryō (1853), Koichi Tohei (1920), Morihiro Saito (1928), and Hidetaka Nishiyama (1928).

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