Motobu Chōki, Japanese karateka (died 1944)

Motobu Chōki

Okinawan karateka

Motobu Chōki was an Okinawan karate master and founder of Motobu-ryū. He was born into a branch of the Ryukyuan royal family, and at the age of 12, he and his older brother Motobu Chōyū were invited by Ankō Itosu to be taught karate.