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Fumio Demura (出村 文男, Demura Fumio, September 15, 1938 – April 24, 2023) was a Japanese karateka and kobudoka, based in the United States since the mid-1960s.
Aug 6, 2018 · Beginning his martial arts studies as a sickly child in a Japan still reeling from the aftermath of World War Two, Shihan Demura rose to become renown as one of the greatest karate practitioners to ever walk the face of the planet.
Apr 24, 2023 · Shihan Fumio Demura's martial arts resume. Shito-Ryu Karate-Do Genbu-Kai International 848 North Parton Street Santa Ana, California 92701 ☎ Call (714) 543-5550
May 18, 2023 · Shihan Fumio Demura, the internationally revered martial arts instructor whose work earned widespread acclaim via the “Karate Kid” movies, passed away on April 24, surrounded by his family, friends, and students in Santa Ana. He was 82.
Feb 18, 2022 · THE LAST DOJO is a love letter from director William Christopher Ford (“Karate Kid 3”, "52 Masters") to Shihan Fumio Demura (“Karate Kid”, “The Real Miyagi”) and his legendary dojo.
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Shihan Fumio Demura, 9th Dan, was born in Yokohama, Japan in 1938. He began the study of kendo at eight years of age. As his training formalized, he studied kendo under the legendary Nakamura Taisaburo Sensei, and kendo and karate under Sakagami Ryusho at his dojo in the Tsurumi district of Yokohama.
In approximately 1999, Shihan Fumio Demura created Shito-Ryu Karate-Do Genbu-Kai International. The name Genbu-Kai has specific meaning. " Gen " means professional, and also original or beginning; " Bu " means martial art.
