I spoke before about some of the notable students of Chojun Miyagi. Today I thought it would be interesting to go over Seiko Higa's notable and senior students. Interestingly, many of his students were about the same age as Miyagi's, if not a little older.
One of the best sources for finding out who Higa's students were is the memorial book that was published for him and his son Seikichi Higa by the Goju-Ryu Kokusai Karate Kobudo Renmei (Higa's organization). Near the back, there's a lineage chart showing his key students:
Right to left, the names are: Juei Tamaki 玉城 寿英 1905-1997, Kanki Izumikawa 泉川 寛喜 1908-1967, Choboku Takamine 高嶺 朝睦 1908-2006, Seiko Fukuchi 福地 清幸1919-1975, Seikichi Toguchi 渡口 政吉 1917-1998, Yohena Tomoshige 饒平名 知繁 1923, Seikichi Higa 比嘉 世吉 1927-1999, Choshin Ishimine 伊志嶺 朝信 1931-1996, Choyu Kiyuna 喜友名 朝有 1931, Eikichi Fukumoto 福元 英吉 1936-1995, Eiki Kurashita 蔵下 英喜 1941, Yuzuro Oshiro 大城 譲 1945, Seiki Gibo 宜保 成喜 1939.
The only ones from this list that are still living are Choyu Kiyuna, Eiki Kurashita, and Seiko Gibo.
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