Chotoku Kyan (喜屋武 朝徳 Kyan Chōtoku born December 1870 in Shuri Okinawa – died September 20 1945 in Ishikawa Okinawa) (also spelled Chotoku Kiyan) was an Okinawan karate master who was famous for both his karate skills and his colorful personal life. He had a large influence on the styles of karate that would become Shorin-Ryu and its related styles.
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