The Real Miyagi Fumio Demura The Grand Master

Fumio Demura (出村 文男, Demura Fumio) was a renowned Japanese master of karate and kobudo (traditional weaponry) who held the rank of 9th dan in Shitō-ryū karate. He was born on September 15, 1938, in Yokohama, Japan, and began his martial arts training at the age of 9 under an instructor named Asano in karate and kendo. At 12, he started training in Itosu-kai karate under Ryusho Sakagami and received his 1st dan black belt in 1956. In 1959, he began training in kobudo under Taira Shinken.

In the 1980s, Demura became involved in the Karate Kid series of films. He was the stunt double for Pat Morita, who played Mr. Miyagi. The Karate Kid screenwriter Robert Mark Kamen stated that Mr. Miyagi was named after Chōjun Miyagi, the founder of the Goju-ryu karate style, and that Fumio Demura was the inspiration for the character.

Demura has appeared in several films and documentaries, including: The Warrior within (1976),The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977), The Karate Kid (1984), The Karate Kid Part III (1989), Shootfighter: Fight to the death (1992),[ Rising Sun (1993), The Next Karate Kid (1994), Masters of the martial arts (1998, presented by Wesley Snipes), Mystic origins of the martial arts (1998), Modern warriors (2002), XMA: Xtreme Martial Arts (2003), and Ninja (2009). Demura is the subject of the 2015 documentary "The Real Miyagi"

Demura wrote several martial arts books, including: Shito-Ryu Karate (1971) Advanced nunchaku (1976, co-authored), Tonfa: Karate weapon of self-defense (1982) Nunchaku: Karate weapon of self-defense (1986),Bo: Karate weapon of self-defense (1987), and Sai: Karate weapon of self-defense (1987)

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