Higa Yuchoku

Yuchoku Higa (1910–1994)[1] was a Japanese Shorin-ryu karate master who was awarded Hanshi (10th dan) in 1976.

[2] He was a politician served as a Naha City Council member and a chair of the Naha City Council.

[3] In 1927, he began training under Jiro Shiroma who was a student of Higa's father [4] In 1934, under Jinan Shinzato he began training te and Goju-ryu.

[2] He served as president of the Okinawa Prefecture Karatedo Federation and the All Okinawa Karatedo Federation.

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