Fumio Demura

was a Japanese–American karateka and kobudoka, based in the United States since the mid-1960s. A 9th dan in Shitō-ryū karate,

Biography

Early years Demura was born on September 15, 1938, in Yokohama, Japan. and he remained at that rank until at least 1982. Through the 1970s and 1980s, Demura wrote several martial arts books, including: Shito-Ryu Karate (1971), Advanced nunchaku (1976, co-authored), Tonfa: Karate weapon of self-defense (1982), Nunchaku: Karate weapon of self-defense (1986), Bo: Karate weapon of self-defense (1987), and Sai: Karate weapon of self-defense (1974).

In 1986, Demura was promoted to 7th dan in Shito-ryū karate.

Karate Kid films In the 1980s, Demura became involved in the Karate Kid series of films. and that Fumio Demura was one of the inspirations for the character.

Demura appeared in several films and documentaries, including: The Warrior within (1976), The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977), The Karate Kid (1984), The Karate Kid Part III (1989), Shootfighter: Fight to the death (1992), Rising Sun (1993), The Next Karate Kid (1994), Masters of the martial arts (1998, presented by Wesley Snipes), Mystic origins of the martial arts (1998), Modern Warriors (2002), XMA: Xtreme Martial Arts (2003), and Ninja (2009).

Later years and death Demura was the subject of the 2015 documentary The Real Miyagi.

He died on April 24, 2023, at the age of 84.