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| name = Motobu Chōyū |
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| image = Motobu_Choyu.jpg |
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| birth_date = 1857 |
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| birth_place = Akahira Village, [[Shuri, Okinawa|Shuri]], {{flag|Ryūkyū Kingdom|1429}} |
| birth_place = Akahira Village, [[Shuri, Okinawa|Shuri]], {{flag|Ryūkyū Kingdom|1429}} |
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| death_date = {{death year and age|1928|1857}} |
| death_date = {{death year and age|1928|1857}} |
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| death_place = [[Shuri, Okinawa|Shuri]], [[Okinawa Prefecture|Okinawa]], [[Japan]] |
| death_place = [[Shuri, Okinawa|Shuri]], [[Okinawa Prefecture|Okinawa]], [[Japan]] |
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| martial_art = [[Shuri-te]], [[Motobu-ryū]] |
| martial_art = [[Shuri-te]], [[Motobu-ryū]] |
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| teacher = Choshin Motobu, [[Matsumura Sōkon]] |
| teacher = Choshin Motobu, [[Matsumura Sōkon]] |
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| students = Seikichi Uehara, Tsuyoshi Chitose |
| students = Seikichi Uehara, Tsuyoshi Chitose |
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| website = [http://motobu-ryu.org Motobu-ryu] |
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{{Japanese name|Motobu}} |
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Revision as of 11:47, 13 November 2010
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| Born | 1857 Akahira Village, Shuri,  Ryūkyū Kingdom |
| Died | 1928 (aged 70–71) Shuri, Okinawa, Japan |
| Style | Shuri-te, Motobu-ryū |
| Teacher(s) | Choshin Motobu, Matsumura Sōkon |
| Notable students | Seikichi Uehara, Tsuyoshi Chitose |
| Website | Motobu-ryu |
Template:Japanese name Motobu Chōyū (本部朝勇, 1857-1928) was an Okinawan karate master and elder brother of karateka Motobu Chōki.
Motobu Chōyū was born in Akahira village in Shuri, Okinawa. His father, Anji (Lord) Motobu Chōshin was a descendent of Prince Shō Kōshin (1655-1687), the sixth son of Okinawan King Shō Shitsu (1629-1668). [1]
Chōyū first learned the art of Te (the precursor to modern karate), which was passed down within the Shō royal family from father to eldest son. [1] He then studied Shuri-te karate and koryū ("old school") Japanese martial arts under the legendary karateka Matsumura Sōkon. [2] He later combined all these arts he had learned to create the Motobu-ryū style of karate. In his final years, he was the head martial arts instructor to the last king of the Ryūkyū Kingdom, Shō Tai (r. 1848-1879), succeeding Matsumura in that position. [1]