Yamaguchi Gogen

Yamaguchi with students at Ritsumeikan University in 1929, Yamaguchi in the middle

Yamaguchi during training (second from right)

Kumite with his son Goshi, 1949

Yamaguchi Gōgen ( Japanese 山口 剛 玄 ; born January 20, 1909 in Kagoshima ; † May 20, 1989 ) was a well-known master of karate .

Yamaguchi learned Jūdō and Kendō at an early age and came to karate through a Japanese carpenter who secretly trained him. Around 1932 he became a student of Chōjun Miyagi , who founded the style of Gōjū-Ryū . Yamaguchi was the official successor to Miyagi from 1952. He was nicknamed the cat because of his smooth movements .

Web links

Commons : Yamaguchi Gōgen  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ^ Lind, W. (2001): Das Lexikon der Kampfkünste, Berlin, p. 672.
2. ↑ Dolin, A .; Popow, G. (1999): Kempo. The art of fighting, Berlin, p. 357.
3. ↑ Pflüger, A. (1992): Karate 2, Niedernhausen, p. 12.

Japanese name: As is common in Japan, the family name comes before the first name in this article . Thus Yamaguchi is the family name, Gōgen the first name.