Kamesuke Higashionna

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Kamesuke Higashionna ( Japanese 東 恩納 亀 助 Higashionna Kamesuke ; also known as Kamesuke Higaonna, Hiroshi Higashionna and Hiroshi Higaonna; * 1904 ; † 1968 ?) Was a Japanese martial arts expert in karate . He was u. a. a student of Motobu Chōki and came to Hawaii on August 18, 1933, accompanied by Mizuho Mutsu . Kamesuke Higashionna is a founding member of the Hawaii Karate Seinenkai in Hawaii.

Individual evidence

  1. The Hawaii Karate Seinenkai Salutes: Kamesuke Higashionna. In: Hawaii Karate Museum Newspaper Archive. Hikari Institute, accessed February 2, 2012 .