Chogi Kishaba
Okinawan martial artist
Intro | Okinawan martial artist | |
Places | Japan | |
is | Karateka Martial artist | |
Work field | Sports | |
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Chogi Kishaba (喜舎場 朝義, Kishaba Chōgi), also Choji Kishaba, is an Okinawan martial arts master and founder of the Ryukyu Bujutsu Kenkyu Doyukai (RBKD).
Kishaba's older brother, Chokei Kishaba, was also an Okinawan martial arts master.
Kishaba was one of the very few remaining practitioners of Yamane Ryu in Okinawa. In 1985 Kishaba and Toshihiro Oshiro founded, the RBKD, an organization dedicated to the research and development of Okinawan Martial Arts. Oshiro's dojo is located in San Mateo, California.