Katsuya Miyahira

In this Okinawan name, the surname is Miyahira.

Katsuya Miyahira (宮平 勝哉, Miyahira Katsuya; 1918–2010)^[2] was an Okinawan martial artist who was the grand master of the Shorin-ryu Shido-kan style of Okinawan Karate^[1] and the president of the Okinawa Shorin-ryu Karate Association.^[1] He was ranked Hanshi, 10th Dan. Miyahira created the Shido-kan branch of Kobayashi Shorin-ryu after the death of his teacher, Chōshin Chibana.^[1] Miyahira was also instructed by Anbun Tokuda and Choki Motobu.

Katsuya Miyahira
Born	(1918-08-16)16 August 1918 Nishihara, Okinawa, Japan
Died	28 November 2010(2010-11-28) (aged 92) Japan Cancer
Style	Shorin-ryu Shido-kan
Teacher(s)	Chosin Chibana, Anbun Tokuda, Choki Motobu[1]
Rank	Hanshi, 10th Dan