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Okinawan Goju-ryu was founded by Chojun Miyagi Sensei. At the age of 14, Chojun Sensei began to train directly under the supervision of Naha Te founder Kanryo Higaonna Sensei. In 1918 Chojun Sensei began instructing at the schools beginning with the Naha Jinjou Higher Elementary School and expanded his Karate teaching role to include the Teacher's College, Naha Commercial High School, and the Police Training Academy. In 1927, he held a Karate Seminar at the University of Kyoto and followed this up with seminars to spread Karate at Kansai University, Ritsumeikan University, and Hawaii. When one of his top students, Jinan Shinzato Sensei took part in the All Japan Budo Commemorative Demonstration, he was asked what style he practiced. Based on the hard and soft breathing in the style he named the style Goju-ryu. Following the death of Chojun Sensei in 1953, many students have continued to spreadand develop Goju-ryu throughout Japan and the rest of the world. Chojun Miyagi Sensei’s wishes were fulfilled when Ei'ichi Miyazato Sensei was chosen as his successor. Following the death of Ei'ichi Miyazato in 1999, his students continue their practice today at The Jundokan So Honbu Dojo in Okinawa, Japan.
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