Sekō Higa

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Higa Sekō (比嘉 世幸, 1889–1966) was a karate teacher.

One of the major disciples of Higaonna Kanryō he, together with Miyagi Chōjun helped to keep and spread the tradition of the Naha-te (latter renamed Gōjū-ryū).

Among his students there are Izumigawa Kanki, Akamine Seiichi (creator of the Kenshinkan), Seikichi Toguchi (creator of the Shoreikan) and (his son) Higa Seikichi who carried on his father's Dojo in Okinawa.

Miyagi Chojun is, perhaps, the most famous disciple of Higashionna, and is the official creator of the now wide practised Gōjū-ryū Karate-do. However, Seiko Higa was so important that Miyagi himself gave him credit in his text Karate-do Gairyaku (1936). Higa was, also, vice-president and president of some societies to promote Karate and specially Gōjū-ryū, in Okinawa, like the “Gōju-ryū Shinkokai”, since 1952.