About Hohan Sōken
Lived 1889 – 1982 (aged 93). Hohan Sōken was a Japanese karateka.
was an Okinawan martial arts master who founded the Shōrin-ryū Matsumura Seito Okinawa Karate Kobudo Association.
Biography He was born May 25, 1889 (although at least one text puts his birth year as 1891 Soken has said in interviews that Kusanku is the most important kata to the style.
Hohan Sōken died on November 30, 1982, in Nishihara, Okinawa.
Students His senior students included Seiki Arakaki, Mitsuo Inoue, Hideo Nakazato, Kohama, Kohatsu, Yonashiro Masaya Kyan, Nishihira Kosei, Isao Toma, Yoshimatsu Akamine, Seijun Kina, Seizen Kinjo, Yuichi Kuda, Fusei Kise, Takaya Yabiku, Roy Suenaka, James Coffman, Thomas Hunnicutt, Vincent C.Wiegand, Ted Lange, Rick Rose, David Lukasiak, Charles Garrett, David Mauk, Gary Bunk, and Norman Small (Made Australian Director by Master Hohan Soken in 1979)
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Who was Hohan Sōken?
karateka (1889–1982)
When was Hohan Sōken born?
Hohan Sōken was born on 25 May 1889 in Nishihara.
When did Hohan Sōken die?
Hohan Sōken died on 30 November 1982 in Okinawa Prefecture.
What was Hohan Sōken's occupation?
Hohan Sōken was a karateka.
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Hohan Sōken was Japanese.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Hohan Sōken. https://biography.guide/hohan-soken/
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