Morio Higaonna
| Morio Higaonna | |
|---|---|
2016 IOGKF World Budosai (Naha, Okinawa) | |
| Born | December 25, 1938 Naha, Okinawa, United States Military Government of the Ryukyu Islands |
| Style | Okinawan Goju-ryu karate |
| Teacher(s) | Eiichi Miyazato, Anichi Miyagi |
| Rank | 10th dan Goju-ryu karate |
| Other information | |
| Spouse | Alanna Higaonna |
| Children | Seigi Eric Higaonna |
| Notable students | Ken Ogawa, Juichi Kokubo,
James Rousseau, Bakkies Laubscher, Tomiaki Tadano, Kazuo Terauchi, Masakazu Kuramoto, Yonekazu Uehara, George Andrews, Leon Pantanowitz Takashi Masuyama, Yoshinori Yonesato |
| Website | https://togkf.com/ |
Morio Higaonna (東恩納 盛男, Higaonna Morio; born December 25, 1938) is a world renowned Okinawan karate master who is the founder and Chief Instructor of the Traditional Okinawan Goju-Ryu Karate-do Federation. He also founded the International Okinawan Goju Ryu Karate-do Federation (IOGKF). He is a holder of the highest rank in Goju-Ryu karate, 10th dan. Higaonna Sensei has written several books on Okinawan Goju-Ryu karate, including the technical series, "Traditional Karate-do: Okinawa Goju Ryu (1985) and "The History of Karate: Okinawan Goju Ryu" (1st edition1996). Martial arts scholar Donn Draeger (1922–1982) reportedly once described him as "the most dangerous man in Japan in a real fight."