Kenwa Mabuni

Tags: Martial Artist.

Kenwa Mabuni (摩文仁 賢和 Mabuni Kenwa 14 November 1889 – 23 May 1952) was one of the first karateka to teach karate on mainland Japan and is credited as developing the style known as Shitō-ryū (糸東流).

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birth date

1889-01-01T00:00:00+02:00, 1889-11-14

birth place

Okinawa Prefecture, Shuri Okinawa

death date

1952-01-01T00:00:00+02:00, 1952-05-23

death place

Japan, Tokyo