Chogi Kishaba, also Choji Kishaba, is an Okinawan martial arts

Okinawan martial arts

Okinawan martial arts refers to the martial arts which originated among the indigenous people of Okinawa Island in Japan, most notably karate, tegumi, and Okinawan kobudō....

 master and founder of the Ryukyu Bujutsu Kenkyu Doyukai (RBKD).

Kishaba's older brother, Chokei Kishaba

Chokei Kishaba

Chokei Kishaba was an Okinawan martial arts master and founder of the Shōrin-ryū Kishaba Juku.He was born October 4, 1929 in Okinawa and died in the year 2000.Kishaba's younger brother Chogi Kishaba is also an Okinawan martial arts master....

, was also an Okinawan martial arts master.

Ryukyu Bujutsu Kenkyu Doyukai

Kishaba was one of the very few remaining practitioners of Yamane Ryu

Yamanni ryu

Yamanni-ryū is a form of Okinawan kobudō whose main weapon is the bo, a non-tapered, cylindrical staff...

 in Okinawa. In 1985 Kishaba and Toshihiro Oshiro

Toshihiro Oshiro

is a martial arts master and instructor from Haneji, Okinawa , Japan.-Early life:He began his study of Karate at age 6, eventually expanding his study to include Judo and Kendo. As a teen he began studying Yamanni Ryu with Chogi Kishaba, the direct student of Masami Chinen who was the only...

 founded, the RBKD, an organization dedicated to the research and development of Okinawan Martial Arts. Oshiro's dojo is located in San Mateo, California.

See also

• Okinawan martial arts
  Okinawan martial arts
  Okinawan martial arts refers to the martial arts which originated among the indigenous people of Okinawa Island in Japan, most notably karate, tegumi, and Okinawan kobudō....