1888 - 1953
Hawaii Karate Seinenkai
Chojun Miyagi arrived in Hawaii May 3, 1934 (See Chojun Miyagi's 1934 Visit to Hawaii). His visit was sponsored by Chinyei Kinjo of the Yoen Jiho Sha, a Japanese language newspaper located in Koloa, Kauai. Miyagi remained in Hawaii for eight months, until January or February of 1935. He gave several demonstrations on Oahu and Kauai. During his demonstrations on Oahu he was assisted by members of the Hawaii Karate Seinenkai. A student of the Naha-Te master, Kanryo Higashionna, Miyagi was the founder of the Goju-Ryu form of Karate.The Hawaii Karate Seinenkai salutes Chojun Miyagi and expresses its gratitude to him for coming to Hawaii to spread the art of Karate.
Articles by Miyagi:
Books and Articles about Miyagi:
- Translation by Sanzinsoo of Historical Outline of Karate-Do, Martial Arts Of Ryukyu, by Chojun Miyagi.
- Translation by Sanzinsoo of Breathing In and Breathing Out In Accordance With "Go" and "Ju": A Miscellaneous Essay on Karate, by Chojun Miyagi.
- Karate-Do Gaisetsu (An Outline of Karate-Do), March 23, 1934. A translation of this speech appears in Ancient Okinawan Martial Arts Volume Two: Koryu Uchinadi, by Patrick McCarthy (bujin@koryu-uchinadi.com) of the International Ryukyu Karate Research Society. Tuttle Publishing, 1999. This speech was written shortly before Miyagi Sensei departed for Hawaii.
- Karate-Do Gaisetsu: Ryukyu Kenpo Karate-Do Enkaku Gaiyo (An Historical Outline of Ryukyu Kenpo Karate-Do), January 28, 1936. A translation of this speech appears in The History of Karate: Okinawan Goju-Ryu, by Morio Higaonna, Dragon Books, 1996. Page 81.
- The History of Karate: Okinawan Goju-Ryu, by Morio Higaonna, Dragon Books, 1996.
- Miyagi's visit to Hawaii is discussed in Karate's History and Traditions, by Bruce A. Haines. Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1968.
- Miyagi's visit to Hawaii is discussed in Karate and Its Development in Hawaii to 1959, by Bruce A. Haines. University of Hawaii, 1962.
- Chojun Miyagi's 1934 Visit to Hawaii, by Charles C. Goodin. Dragon Times, Volume 17, 2000. See Dragon Times Online.
- Chojun Miyagi's 1934 Visit to Hawaii, by Charles C. Goodin. Hawaii Pacific Press, April 15, 2000.
- Miyagi's visit to Hawaii is discussed in The Roots of Okinawan Karate in Hawaii, by Charles C. Goodin. Okinawan Mixed Plate: Generous Servings of Culture, Customs and Cuisine, Hui O Laulima, August 2000.
- Miyagi's visit to Hawaii is discussed in The Roots of Okinawan Karate in Hawaii, by Charles C. Goodin. Hawaii Pacific Press, August 1, 1999.
- Miyagi's visit to Hawaii is discussed in The Roots of Karate in Hawaii, by Charles C. Goodin. Pacific Citizen Holiday Issue, Japanese American Citizens League, December 1999.
- Miyagi's visit to Hawaii is discussed in The Roots of Okinawan Karate in Hawaii, by Charles C. Goodin. Masters of Combat, July 2000.
- Miyagi's visit to Hawaii is discussed in Thomas Shigeru Miyashiro: Hawaii's First Nisei Karate Sensei, by Charles C. Goodin.
- Miyagi's visit to Hawaii is discussed in Hawaii's First Nisei Karate Sensei (Thomas Shigeru Miyashiro), by Charles C. Goodin. Hawaii Pacific Press, September 1, 1999.
- Miyagi's participation on the Okinawan Karate-Do Special Committee is discussed in:
- The 1940 Karate-Do Special Committee: The Fukyugata Promotional Kata, by Charles C. Goodin. Dragon Times, Volume 15, 1999. See Dragon Times Online.
- The 1940 Karate-Do Special Committee: The Fukyugata Promotional Kata, by Charles C. Goodin. Reprinted in Patrick McCarthy's Koryu Journal, 1st Quarter 2000. (See cover at right)
- First and Last, The Fukyugata Promotional Kata, by Charles C. Goodin. Masters of Combat, July 2000.
- Nafadi Related Articles, by Charles Joseph Swift (collection of articles).
- Translation by Sanzinsoo of Memories of My Sensei, Chojun Miyagi, by Genkai Nakaima
- Translation by Sanzinsoo of Sensei Meitoku Yagi.
- Translation by Sanzinsoo of Dancing Old Man, by Kiyohiko Higa.
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