Kenwa Mabuni, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Kenwa Mabuni

Japanese karateka, developing the style Shitō-ryū

Date of Birth: 14-Nov-1889

Place of Birth: Shuri, Okinawa, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan

Date of Death: 23-May-1952

Profession: police officer, karateka

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Kenwa Mabuni (??? ??, Mabuni Kenwa, 14 November 1889 - 23 May 1952) was one of the first karateka to teach karate in mainland Japan and is credited as developing the style known as Shito-ryu.
Originally, he chose the name Hanko-ryu, literally "half-hard style", to imply that the style used both hard and soft techniques.
Toyama Kanken, who was trained the same way he was, teased Mabuni endlessly about the name, implying it meant "semi erect".
Finally, Mabuni chose Shito-ryu, the first characters of the names Itosu and Higaonna, his two primary teachers.
I.E.
ITOHIGA.