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440-1905 | 1909-1936 | 1939-1967 | 1969-2000
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1909
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Yamaguchi (The Cat) Gogen Sensei is born January 29, 1909 in Kagoshima, Japan in southern Kyushu.
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1912
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Yagi Meitoku Sensei is born March 6, 1912 in Kume-Machi, district of Naha, Okinawa.
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1915
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Higaonna Kanryo Sensei passes away December 1915 at 65 years of age. Miyagi Chojun Sensei becomes successor of Naha-Te. Miyagi Sensei pays for his masters funeral.
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1916
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Funakoshi Gichin Sensei of Shuri-Te gives his historic Karate demonstration in the city of Kyoto.
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1921
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Miyagi Chojun Sensei demonstrates Naha-Te to Prince Hirohito in Okinawa.
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1922
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Miyazato Ei Ichi Sensei, founder of Jundokan Gou-ryu is born July 5, 1922. Miyagi An Ichi (no relation), Higaonna Morio and Chinen Teruo all obtained their dan rankings from Miyazato Sensei.
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1923
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Funakoshi Sensei returns to Tokyo where he works as a school teacher and opens a Karate dojo naming it Shotokan.
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1930
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Shinzato Jin an Sensei, one of Miyagi Sensei s top students attends a martial arts convention in Tokyo. Naha-Te is named Hanko-ryu when asked the name of the nameless style. Hanko-ryu translates to Half Hard Style. Master Miyagi is pleased with the name but refines it to Goju-ryu from the Chinese text The Bubishi (The Kempo Haku).
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1933
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Goju-ryu is officially registered under the Dai Nippon Butokukai as a style. Karate is an official art.
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1934
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Miyagi Sensei travels to Hawaii to introduce Goju-ryu in April 1934.
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1935
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Miyagi Sensei returns to Okinawa in February 1935 and is invited by Yamaguchi Sensei to demonstrate Goju-ryu in Japan a second time.
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1936
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January 28, 1936, Miyagi Sensei demonstrates in Osaka, Japan and give his famous speech on the benefits of training in Karate.
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