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	Seiko Shihan An'ichi Miyagi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Chojun Sensei would sometimes grunt humorously at An'ichi and tell him that teaching him privately was much more tiring than teaching the classes at the Academy, explaining that at the Academy he would teach a group class and all he would do is count.
		Chojun Miyagi's teacher, Kanryo Higaonna, had devoted his entire life to the research, study, practice, and teaching of Naha-te, entrusting the passage and survival of the art to his most cherished student, Chojun Miyagi.
		In addition to the training, Chojun Sensei would request certain "chores" of him, such as having him move large, heavy stones from one side of the yard to the other, and when he had finished, he would be requested to move them back to their original position.
	www.iogkfoz.org /htmlSite/Anichi.html (1514 words)

	Master Chojun Miyagi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Grandmaster Chojun Miyagi was born on April 25, 1888.
		Chojun Miyagi, as successor to Naha-te pushed himself to the limits of endurance in his desire to emulate the extraordinary skill of his teacher.
		Chojun Miyagi worked hard to spread karate throughout Okinawa and mainland Japan, and to earn Naha-te a status equal to that of the highly respected Japanese martial arts of Judo and Kendo.
	www.iogkf.it /cmiyagi.htm (626 words)

	Chojun Miyagi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Miyagi Chojun Sensei was born on April 25, 1888, in Naha.
		Miyagi Chojun Sensei was adopted as the heir after the successor of the main family passed away.
		Miyagi Sensei's mother was convinced that a man had to be both mentally and physically strong as head of a family.
	www.iogkfoz.org /htmlSite/Chojun.html (1383 words)

	-- SENSEÏ : CHOJUN MIYAGI -- (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Chojun Miyagi was born on April 25, 1888 in the district of Higashi-machi in Naha.
		Chojun, second son of Chosho Miyagi, lost his elder at the age of 5 and so became the family successor.Very early, one thought for him of the study of karate to develop both physical and mentally strength.
		When his Master died, Chojun Miyagi had received from the latter the totality of his knowledge as regards karate, that he had never done for anybody else, as well as the privilege (and the duty?) to succeed to him.
	www.gojuryu-fr.org /AFKGO_ANGLAIS/miyagi.htm (726 words)

	Miyagi Kan Goju Ryu Karate Do - Miyagi
		Chojun Miyagi was born on April 25, 1888 in the city of Naha, Okinawa to an aristocratic family.
		In the 1920's Chojun Miyagi developed the characteristic Goju Ryu warming up exercises or Yunbi Undo with the help of a friend of his, who was a doctor.
		Chojun Miyagi Sensei passed away on October 8, 1953 at the age of 65.
	www.geocities.com /miyagi_kan/miyagi.html (719 words)

	..... Historie - Chojun Miyagi ..... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Chojun Miyagi was born in the district of Higashi-machi, Naha, on 25
		Miyagi began his study in Shuri-te Karate at the age of eleven, in the dojo of Ryuko Aragaki (1875-1961).
		Chojun Miyagi was a man of extremely mild temperament and it is said that he was a very humble man.
	www.gojuryu.cz /history/miyagi_e.htm (1823 words)

	All Goju Ryu Network
		Originally Chojun Miyagi was born as Miyagi Matsu however his name was changed to Chojun at the age of 5 by his uncle whom adopted him after the death of his father in 1893.
		1933 - Chojun Miyagi Sensei was appointed Chief of Karatedo for the Okinawa branch of the Butokukai 武徳会.
		Chojun Miyagi is truly recognized by the Government of Japan with being awarded the medal for “Excellence in the Martial Arts” from the Japanese Ministry of Education.
	www.gojuryu.net /readarticle.php?article_id=14 (3585 words)

	Peterborough Budokan - Goju-Ryu Karate-do
		An'ichi Miyagi Sensei was born in 1931 in Naha, the capital of Okinawa and birthplace of Goju-Ryu.
		When Chojun Miyagi Sensei wasn't teaching at the Police Academy in Naha, he would teach Goju-Ryu at his home, and An'ichi took full advantage of this, and would go to Chojun Miyagi's home to train, clean the house, work in the garden, make tea and any other tasks which needed to be done.
		Chojun Miyagi Sensei spent hours each day talking with An'ichi, and soon a strong personal bond was developed and An'ichi became Uchi Deshi.
	www.geocities.com /Eureka/8659/gojuryu.html (1351 words)

	Goju-Ryu History
		Born Matsu Miyagi on April 25, 1888, at Higashi Machi, Hana, the son of Chosho Miyagi came to inherit the fortune of one of the wealthiest families on Okinawa ("Miyagi" is the Japanese derivative of the Okinawan name "Miyagusuku").
		Miyagi was adopted at the age of five by an uncle after the death of the main successor to the family, and his first name was changed to Chojun, as he became heir to the family fortune.
		Miyagi called for martial arts unity and expressed the opinion that karate instruction should be made available to the rest of the world during a lecture in Japan's Sakaisuji Meiji Syoten Hall in January of 1936.
	www.portaskarate.org /gojuhist.html (3679 words)

	Okinawan Goju Ryu History
		Chojun Miyagi was born on April 25, 1888 in the city of Naha, Okinawa.
		Chojun Miyagi went to visit the grave of Ryu Ryu Ko Sensei as well as to the temple were he trained.
		In 1934, Chojun Miyagi was appointed as the representative of the Butoku Kai in Okinawa.
	www.bushikan.com /Karate/KarateHistory.htm (1833 words)

	History
		Miyagi, on the other hand, studied not only Shaolin Chuan, but also another style known as Pa Kua Chang, or Eight-Diagram Palm, Pa Kua Chang, along with I Chuan and Tai Chi Chuan, was among the most prevalent of the soft fist, or internal styles.
		Chojun Miyagi was born in Naha as the son of a wealthy businessman on April 25, 1888.
		Chojun Miyagi was a man of extremely mild temperament and it is said that he was a very humble man. He lived according to the principles of Martial Art's, that of none violence.
	www.goju.batcave.net /history.htm (2397 words)

	A Brief History of Goju Ryu
		Miyagi Chojun Sensei was a man of strong will and excelled in his studies.
		Afterwards, Miyagi Chojun Sensei gave talks to the students about mankind, daily life, and the samurai code of ethics in order to improve their moral development as well.
		During his lifetime, Miyagi Chojun Sensei was known and respected by everyone not only in Okinawa but also respected throughout the world as one of karate?s greatest authorities.
	www.iogkf.com /History/Pages (1086 words)

	Grandmaster Chojun Miyagi Founder of Okinawan Goju
		Chojun Miyagi, as successor to his teacher's "te", pushed himself to the limits of endurance in his desire to emulate his teacher's extraordinary skill.
		Chojun Miyagi worked hard to spread Karate throughout Okinawa and mainland Japan, and to earn his toudi a status equal to that of the highly respected Japanese martial arts of Judo and Kendo.
		In 1930, Chojun Miyagi's top student, Jin'an Shinzato, while in Tokyo demostrating the Karate of his teacher, was asked as to what school of martial arts he practiced.
	www.northwestgoju.org /historygojucm.htm (641 words)

	Sensei Chojun Miyagi - Español (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Chojun Miyagi was born in Naha city, Okinawa on April 25th, 1888 to an aristocratic family.
		Sensei Miyagi then travelled to China, no doubt an opportunity afforded him by the nature of the family business, not to mention the luxury that wealth gave him in being able to pursue his art full-time.
		Chojun Miyagi died on October 8th, 1953, of either a heart attack (the most popular explanation) or a cerebral haemorrhage at the age of 65.
	www.shitokai.org /miyagesp.html (831 words)

	Chojun Miyagi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Chojun Miyagi (1888-1953) was the founder of the Goju-ryu style, "The way of inhaling and exhaling is hardness and softness." Go means hard and Ju means soft.
		Chojun Miyagi was born in Naha City, Okinawa on April 25th, 1888.
		Chojun Miyagi died on October 8th, 1953, of either a heart attack or a cerebral hemorrhage at the age of 65.
	www.shitoryu.org.uk /miyagi.html (467 words)

	Koryukan USA Karate School of Fishers - Martial Arts - Karate - Fishers - Indianapolis!
		When Miyagi Chojun Sensei was five years old, the successor to the main family passed away.
		Thus, Miyagi Chojun Sensei was adopted as the heir by the main family even though he was his father's first son.
		At the time, Miyagi Sensei was not yet sure that he would continue to practice karate throughout his life but he already loved karate more than anything else.
	koryukanusa.com /gojuryu.html (424 words)

	Higashionna, Miyagi, Yamaguchi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Chojun Miyagi was born at Higashi Machi, Naha.
		In 1929, Miyagi became Karate instructor at the Prefectural Police School dojo and later taught at the Naha Courthouse, the Prefectural Physical Culture Association, the Prefectural Teacher’s Training College and at various Japanese universities on the mainland.
		Miyagi to visit Japan after a long wait he was introduced to Chojun Miyagi by Jitsuei Yogi (September 27, 1912 - November 1997).
	home.earthlink.net /~gojusandan/id5.html (3086 words)

	Chi-I-Do International Organization - A Martial Arts Organization Founded by Kow Loon (KAYO) Ong (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Chojun (Tyajun) Miyagi was born on April 25,1888.
		Chojun Miyagi became "uchi deshi" (private discipline) of Kanryo Higaonna.
		Chojun Miyagi worked hard to spread Goju-Ryu Karate throughout Okinawa,Japan, Asia and the Pacific and to earn Goju-Ryu a status equal to that of the highly respected Japanese martial arts.
	www.chi-i-do.com /system/what_is_goju2.asp (340 words)

	Authentic Heritage (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Miyagi to visit Japan and after a long wait he was finally introduced to Chojun Miyagi by Jitsuei Yogi (September 27, 1912-November 1997), when Chojun Miyagi was visiting the Japan schools of Kansai, Osaka, Ritsumei, Kyoto, and Doshisha Universities.
		Yet in seeking to gain a deeper understanding of the man and his personal ideologies, we find little testimony written by Miyagi Sensci himself hence, it is in the unprecedented discovery of this document that we are now able to further disclose the convictions of Miyagi Chojun, one of modern karate-do's most eminent authorities.
		However, one boy by the name of Chojun Miyagi did not only stay but was eventually to succeed his teacher and become the founder of Goju-Ryu in Karate.
	www.zinjausa.com /about/heritage.html (2771 words)

	Interview with Ei'ichi Miyazato - Okinawa Goju-ryu Karate-do Jundo-kan Kyokai Nederland en Budokan Nijmegen, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Higaonna has always stated that Aniichi Miyagi (no relation to the founder Chojun Miyagi) was his teacher and successor to Chojun Miyagi.
		Miyagi Chojun also recommend hojo-undo to strengthen our bodies and all other arts and sports to improve our health.
		He came to Miyagi Chojun to study with him, but he only trained for a short time and Miyagi Chojun died.
	www.xs4all.nl /~emarsi/karate/miyazato-interview.htm (4028 words)

	Miyagi
		Miyagi Sensei explained that you must first check the student's condition, making sure that he is in good health and able to perform such training on that particular day.
		Miyagi Sensei would begin at the feet, checking the soles were stuck to the floor as if rooted to determine the student's conditions; then on th the calves, knees, thighs and hips.
		Miyagi Sensei cautioned that the closed fist should not be used for striking the body during shime.
	www.hgweb.nl /isshinryu/articles/miyagi.htm (2163 words)

	EGKA - Chojun Miyagi Shihan
		Chojun Sensei trained from 1902 with Kanryo Sensei until October 1916, the year of Kanryo's death.
		Chojun Sensei was instrumental in registering Karate at the Butokukai in Japan.
		Afterwards, Chojun Sensei gave talks to the students about mankind, daily life, and the samurai code of ethics in order to improve their moral development as well.
	www.egka.org.uk /Chojun-Miyagi.htm (702 words)

	Grandmaster Chojun Miyagi - History
		Later, after the war, Chojun Miyagi chose An'ichi Miyagi Sensei to succeed him, to pass on Goju-Ryu to the next generation.
		Indeed, Chojun Miyagi's life and the way he lived his life was a perfect expression of the spirit and philosophy of Goju-Ryu Karate- do.
		Chojun Miyagi was a strict teacher of the martial arts but he showed great affection and love for his students.
	www.spokanekarate.com /history/miyagi.php (947 words)

	MSISSHINRYU.COM \| Masters: Chojun Miyagi
		Chojun Miyagi (1888-1953) is the founder of today's Goju-Ryu karate-do; he was responsible for taking Naha-te and formulating it into a system.
		Miyagi came from a rich family of high esteem, ship-owners who imported -amongst others- medicines from China and supplied these to the royal family, the government and business houses.
		Later on Miyagi was distinguished by the Ministry of Physical Education, receiving the highest honour of the Dai Nippon Butokukai and was appointed representative of the Butokukai department for Okinawa.
	www.msisshinryu.com /masters/miyagi (672 words)

	IOGKF Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Chojun Miyagi was determined to pass the teachings on.
		Chojun Sensei, relieved that his best student would still carry on his training, smiled, then scanned An'ichi's messy room and told him to clean it up.
		In 1952, Chojun Miyagi began admitting other students to the dojo, including Yuno Aragaki, Saburo Higa, Sosaburo Aniya, and An'ichi's younger brother Mitsuhide who, at 12, was the youngest student there.
	www.tomaketama.com /files_consulting/references/iogkf/honbu/anichinter.html (1988 words)

	The Lion of Okinawa
		Higaonna sensed a deep connection with master Chojun Miyagi through his teacher An'ichi Miyagi (no relation to the founder) and he was learning more and progressing faster than any of the other students.
		An'ichi Miyagi had been an upper-level student (uchi deshi) of grandmaster Chojun Miyagi in the last six years of Chojun's life and often stayed for long hours at his home before and after training.
		An'ichi Miyagi's desire to train hard and long paid off and in the closed door sessions with the Goju master he learned much more and had become one of the best of Chojun Miyagi's student.
	terryphill.tripod.com /lion_of_okinawa.htm (2663 words)

	Interview: Shuichi Aragaki
		Chojun Sensei was so good that my grandfather took him to train with Kanryo sensei.
		He told me that one day Chojun sensei asked him to hold his geta because he was going to pick a fight with someone in the street.
		At that time Chojun sensei refused to take students, he was only training An’ichi Miyagi, but he agreed to take me because of my grandfather.
	www.dragon-tsunami.org /Dtimes/Pages/article41.htm (1343 words)

	Hawaii Karate Seinenkai Salutes Chojun Miyagi
		Miyagi's visit to Hawaii is discussed in Karate and Its Development in Hawaii to 1959, by Bruce A. Haines.
		Miyagi's visit to Hawaii is discussed in The Roots of Okinawan Karate in Hawaii, by Charles C. Goodin.
		Miyagi's visit to Hawaii is discussed in Thomas Shigeru Miyashiro: Hawaii's First Nisei Karate Sensei, by Charles C. Goodin.
	seinenkai.com /salute-miyagi.html (540 words)

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