Goju-Ryu Karate History
A great deal of pride is taken in being able to trace the lineage of instructorship and mastery of a particular martial art back to the individual grandmaster credited with founding that particular style.
The current living Supreme Master is An´ichi Miyagi Shihan, and his chosen successor is IOGKF´s current Chief Instructor, Morio Higaonna Shihan.
By clicking on each of the masters´ names below, you will gleam a small part of the history and succession of our art from its Okinawan and Chinese roots at the turn of 19th Century to the present day.
Kanryo Higaonna Shihan, 1853-1916 (Naha-te Founder)
Chojun Miyagi Shihan, 1888-1953 (Gojo-Ryu Founder)