Mabuni Kenei (摩文仁 賢榮, Kenei Mabuni, February 13, 1918 – December 19, 2015) was a Japanese martial arts expert, holder of the 10th Dan.
As the son of Kenwa Mabuni, the founder of the Shitō-ryū and one of the most important karate experts in the history of the martial arts, he was in touch with karate and some of its greatest masters such as Miyagi Chojun, Funakoshi Gichin, and Motobu Chōki from childhood.
Besides his karate practice he also studied several other martial arts such as aikidō, kendō, Okinawan kobudō, jujutsu, jûdô, and ninjutsu.
[1][2] In particular, Mabuni Kenei emphasized the importance of the spiritual contents and values of karatedō.
Kenyu was anointed the next Soke (successor) of the system in an inauguration ceremony held on February 28, 2016, in Osaka, continuing his father's and his grandfather's work which is the spread of the original Shito ryu Karate do worldwide.