Ahagon Naonobu

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Ahagon Naonobu (born February 11, 1940) is an Okinawan martial artist who teaches Shorin-ryu Karate-do. He was born in Naha, Okinawa, Japan. He dreamed of being strong and began training at age 17 in 1957 under Chibana Chōshin, staying with him until Chibana’s death in 1969, where he earned 4th dan. He then trained with Shūgorō Nakazato until 1991, reaching 8th dan. On July 4, 1991, he founded the Reihokan organization and serves as its president. He has received the Okinawa Prefecture Cultural Merit Award. He is one of the few people to receive 10th dan in both Karate-do and Kobudo on the same day, achieving this on June 10, 2007.