Gōgen Yamaguchi
Japanese martial artist
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Jitsumi Gōgen Yamaguchi, also known as Gōgen Yamaguchi, was a Japanese martial artist and student of Gōjū-ryū Karate under Chōjun Miyagi. He was one of the most well-known karate-dō masters from Japan and he founded the International Karate-dō... Wikipedia
Born: January 20, 1909, Miyakonojo, Miyazaki, Japan
Died: May 20, 1989 (age 80 years), Suginami City, Tokyo, Japan
Martial arts: Karate and Gōjū-ryū
Notable students: Mas Oyama, Kenji Kurosaki, Paul Starling, Peter Urban
Rank: 10th dan
Teacher(s): Takeo Maruta, Jitsuei Yogi, Chōjun Miyagi