Chogi Kishaba

Chogi Kishaba
Chogi Kishaba
Other names	Choji Kishaba
Style	Gōjū-ryū, Yamane Ryu
Teacher(s)	Chōjun Miyagi, Masami Chinen
Notable students	Toshihiro Oshiro, 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

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Okinawan Karate, Second Edition, by Mark Bishop, p. 122, ISBN 0-8048-3205-6

v t e Okinawan kobudō
Weapons	Bō Eku Kama (Okinawan kusarigama) Kuwa Nunchaku Sai Sansetsukon Tambo Surujin Tekko Tinbe-rochin Tonfa
Styles	Kenshin-ryū Matayoshi Ryukyu Yamanni ryu
Comparison of styles

Chogi Kishaba
Other names	Choji Kishaba^[1]
Style	Gōjū-ryū, Yamane Ryu^[1]
Teacher(s)	Chōjun Miyagi, Masami Chinen
Notable students	Toshihiro Oshiro,^[1] Maeda Kiyomasa

Chogi Kishaba

Ryukyu Bujutsu Kenkyu Doyukai

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