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Place of Birth: Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
About Morio Higaonna
- Morio Higaonna (??? ??, Higaonna Morio, born December 25, 1938) is a prominent Okinawan karate practitioner who is the founder and former Chief Instructor of the International Okinawan Goju-ryu Karate-do Federation (IOGKF).
- He is a holder of the highest rank in Goju-ryu karate, 10th dan.
- Higaonna has written several books on Goju-ryu karate, including Traditional Karate-do: Okinawa Goju Ryu (1985) and The history of Karate: Okinawan Goju Ryu (2001).
- Martial arts scholar Donn Draeger (1922–1982) reportedly once described him as "the most dangerous man in Japan in a real fight."
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