He was born in Naha, Okinawa and was the adopted son of a
wealthy businessman[citation needed]. Miyagi began his study in
Karate-do at the age of nine (or eleven)[citation needed]. He first
learned martial arts from Ryuko Aragaki[citation needed], who then
introduced him to Naha-te Master Kanryo Higashionna when Miyagi was
14. Under the tutelage of this Master, Miyagi underwent a very long
and arduous period of training. After the death of Master Kanryo
Higashionna, Miyagi travelled to Fujian Province in China as his
teacher had done before him. In China he studied the Shaolin and Pa
Kua forms of Chinese boxing. From the blending of these systems,
the hard linear/external form of Shaolin, the soft
circular/internal form of Pa Kua, and his native Naha-Te, a new
system emerged. However, it was not until 1929 that Chojun Miyagi
named the system Goju-ryu, meaning "hard soft style". After some
years in China, Chōjun Miyagi returned to Naha where he opened a
dojo (training hall)[citation needed]. He taught for many years,
and even though Miyagi's reputation as a karate man was enormous,
and even Kano Jigoro, the founder of judo, came to Okinawa to learn
specific karate take-downs, his greatest achievements lie in
popularization and the organization of karate teaching methods. He
introduced karate into Okinawa police work, high schools and other
fields of society. He revised and further developed Kata Sanchin -
the hard aspect of Goju, and created Kata Tensho - the soft aspect.
These kata are considered to contain the essence of the Goju-ryu
style. The highest kata, Suparinpei is said to contain the full
syllabus of Goju-ryu kata. Shisouchin was Miyagi's favorite kata at
the end of his years. Tensho was influenced by the White Crane kata
Ryokushu, which he learned from his long-time friend Gokenki. With
a goal of unification of various karate styles which was in fashion
at that time (see Funakoshi Gichin for his works in Japan), he also
created more Shurite-like katas Gekisai Dai Ichi and Gekisai Dai Ni
in 1940, taking techniques from higher forms (notably Suparimpe
also upper block was uncommon for Goju-ryu at that time) and
incorporating them into a shorter forms. It is said he created
these kata to bridge the gap between Sanchin-kata and Saifa kata,
which contains much more complex moves compared to Sanchin kata.
However, Gekisai katas are learned before Sanchin-kata now
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