宮城長順先生
MIYAGI CHŌJUN SENSEI
Hanshi, Ju Dan, 10th Dan
The Founder of Gōjū Ryū
1988 — 1953
Timeline
1888 — Born in Naha City, Okinawa on April 25.
1902 — Began Naha Ti trainig under Kanryo Higaonna.
1905 — Traveled to Fuchou, Fukien province, China
1908 — Returned to Okinawa to complete mandatory military service.
1915 ~ 1917 — Traveled back to Fuchou, China. Studied Fukien version of Shaolin Kung Fu.
1917 — Returned to Okinawa to promote his art.
1933 —The name Gōjū Ryū was used for the fisrt time at a Martial Arts demonstration in Kyoto, Japan.
1953 — Myagi Chōjun Sensei passed away in 1953.
