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This article lists notable Ryukyuans, the indigenous people of the Ryukyu Islands in East Asia.
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This article lists notable Ryukyuans, the indigenous people of the Ryukyu Islands in East Asia.
Karate (空手), also karate-do, is a martial art developed in the Ryukyu Kingdom. It developed from the indigenous Ryukyuan martial arts under the influence of Chinese martial arts. While modern karate is primarily a striking art that uses punches and kicks, traditional karate training also employs throwing and joint locking techniques. A karate practitioner is called a karate-ka (空手家).
Gōjū-ryū (剛柔流), Japanese for "hard-soft style", is one of the main traditional Okinawa styles of karate, featuring a combination of hard and soft techniques.
Miyamoto is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Kimura is the 17th most common Japanese surname.
Motobu Chōki was an Okinawan karate master and founder of Motobu-ryū. He was born into a branch of the Ryukyuan royal family, and at the age of 12, he and his older brother Motobu Chōyū were invited by Ankō Itosu to be taught karate.
Kyōko, Kyoko, Kyouko, or Kyohko is a very common feminine Japanese given name. Not to be confused with Kiyoko.
Hasegawa is a Japanese surname. Hasegawa may refer to:
Yamanaka is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Motobu-ryū (本部流) is a karate school founded in 1922 by Motobu Chōki from Okinawa. Its official name is Nihon Denryū Heihō Motobu Kenpō, or Motobu Kenpō for short. Motobu-ryū has the characteristics of koryū karate, the martial art known as tī or tōdī, which predates the birth of modern karate, and emphasizes kumite rather than kata.
Nagisa is a Japanese given name used by either sex and is occasionally used as a surname.
Yū or Yu or Yuu is a very common Japanese given name used by either sex.
Higa or Fija is a Ryukyuan surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Events in the year 1985 in Japan which correspond to Shōwa 60 (昭和60年) in the Japanese calendar.
Events in the year 1984 in Japan.
Events from the year 1975 in Japan. It corresponds to Shōwa 50 (昭和50年) in the Japanese calendar.
Events in the year 1973 in Japan. It corresponds to Shōwa 48 (昭和48年) in the Japanese calendar.
Events from the year 1965 in Japan.
Murakami is a Japanese surname, 35th by frequency in Japan. It can refer to:
