Katsuya Miyahira

Katsuya Miyahira (宮平 勝哉, Miyahira Katsuya, 1918–2010)[2] was an Okinawan martial artist who was the grand master of the Shorin-ryu Shido-kan style of Okinawan Karate[1] and the president of the Okinawa Shorin-ryu Karate Association.[1] He was ranked Hanshi, 10th Dan. Miyahira created the Shido-kan branch of Kobayashi Shorin-ryu after the death of his teacher, Chōshin Chibana.[1] Miyahira was also instructed by Anbun Tokuda and Choki Motobu.

In this Okinawan name, the family name is "Miyahira".

Katsuya Miyahira
Born	(1918-08-16)16 August 1918 Nishihara, Okinawa, Japan
Died	28 November 2010(2010-11-28) (aged 92) Japan Cancer
Style	Shorin-ryu Shido-kan
Teacher(s)	Chosin Chibana, Anbun Tokuda, Choki Motobu[1]
Rank	Hanshi, 10th Dan
Notable students	Seiyu Nakamura Seikichi Iha[1] Shoei Miyazato[1] Takeshi Miyagi, Morinobu Maeshiro

References

1. Bishop, Mark (1999). Okinawan Karate. pp. 92–94. ISBN 978-0-8048-3205-2.
2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2010-12-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)