Kiyohide Shinjō

Kiyohide Shinjo (新城清秀, Shinjō Kiyohide, born November 3, 1951, Ie Island) is a nine-time all-Okinawa kata and kumite champion, and a master (9th dan) of Uechi Ryu karate. One of his most memorable moments was his 3 second KO with a high toe kick.^[1] Master Shinjo's unparalleled success in Okinawan karate competition earned him the nickname "Okinawa's Superman".^[2]

Kiyohide Shinjo is the son and student of . Shinjo earned his shodan at his father's school at age 16.^[3] After his father's death in 1981, Shinjo retired undefeated from karate competition and founded the fraternity within the Uechi Ryu Association. "Ken" means "fist", "yu" is derived from Seiyu Shinjo's name, and "kai" means "group", so "Kenyukai" means "Seiyu Shinjo's strong fist group".^[4] At that time he also took over his father's dojo in Kadena, Okinawa.^[4]

Shinjo serves on the Okinawa Karate Federation Board of Directors, and has done so since 1980. He was elected chairman of that board for periods spanning 1991 through 1994, and he was the youngest person ever elected to that position.^[4]

In 2004, Master Kiyohide Shinjo's dojo moved to Toguchi in Yomitan, Okinawa. Master Kiyohide Shinjo has master-level students all over the world.

References[]

^ "3 seconds KO by Karate Master; Kiyohide Shinjo - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2021-02-06.
^ Dollar, Allan "The Indomitable Shinjos of Okinawan Uechi-ryu Karate," Meibukan Magazine No. 8, December 2006. p. 26.
^ Dollar, Allan "The Indomitable Shinjos of Okinawan Uechi-ryu Karate," Meibukan Magazine No. 8, December 2006. p. 25.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Dollar, Allan "The Indomitable Shinjos of Okinawan Uechi-ryu Karate," Meibukan Magazine No. 8, December 2006. p. 29.

"Meet Okinawa's Superman," by Chris Willson, in Okinawa Living, issue #155, November 2006, p.72.
"Martial Arts: Way of the Warrior & Kung Fu Fighter DVD," produced by the Discovery Channel, stock item #697292.
Alan Dollar's Uechi Ryu web site

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[1] "3 seconds KO by Karate Master; Kiyohide Shinjo - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2021-02-06.

[2] Dollar, Allan "The Indomitable Shinjos of Okinawan Uechi-ryu Karate," Meibukan Magazine No. 8, December 2006. p. 26.

[3] Dollar, Allan "The Indomitable Shinjos of Okinawan Uechi-ryu Karate," Meibukan Magazine No. 8, December 2006. p. 25.

[Allan-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Dollar, Allan "The Indomitable Shinjos of Okinawan Uechi-ryu Karate," Meibukan Magazine No. 8, December 2006. p. 29.

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