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Motobu Chōki

Motobu Chōki
Motobu Chōki, Japanese karateka (d. 1944)

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.

5 April 1870

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