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Higaonna Kanryō
Okinawan karateka
In this Okinawan name, the surname is Higaonna.
| Kanryō Higaionna 東恩納 寛量 | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1853-03-10)March 10, 1853 Nishimura, Naha, Ryūkyū Kingdom |
| Died | October 1915 Naha, Okinawa |
| Other names | Higashionna Kanryo, "Higashionna West" |
| Style | Naha-te, Luohanquan |
| Teacher(s) | Arakaki Seishō, Kojo Taitei,[1]Ru Ru Ko, Wai Xinxian, possibly also Iwah |
| Rank | Kensei, Founder of Naha-te |
| Notable students | Chōjun Miyagi, Kenwa Mabuni, Kyoda Juhatsu, Koki Shiroma, Higa Seiko, Shiroma Shinpan (Gusukuma) |
Higaonna Kanryō (東恩納 寛量, Higashionna Kanryō, March 10, 1853 – October 1915), and sometimes known as Higashionna West to distinguish him from his cousin,[1] was a Ryukyuan martial artist who founded a fighting style known at the time as Naha-te.
He is recognized as one of the first students of Fujian White CraneKung Fu masters, namely Ryū Ryū Ko, in the Fuzhou region of China who returned with those skills
