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Motobu Chōyū (本部朝勇 1857-1928) was an Okinawan karate master and elder brother of karateka Motobu Chōki.Motobu Chōyū was born in Akahira village in Shuri Okinawa. His father Anji (Lord) Motobu Chōshin was a descendent of Prince Shō Kōshin (1655-1687) the sixth son of Okinawan King Shō Shitsu (1629-1668). Chōyū first learned the art of Udun-ti also known as Goten-te (the precursor to modern karate) which was passed down within the Shō royal family from father to eldest son.

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birth date
1857-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
birth place
Ryukyu Kingdom, Shuri Okinawa
death date
1928-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
death place
Japan, Okinawa Prefecture, Shuri Okinawa

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