Teruo Chinen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Teruo Chinen

martial artist

Date of Birth: 08-Jun-1941

Place of Birth: Kōbe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan

Date of Death: 09-Sep-2015

Profession: karateka

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Teruo Chinen (?? ??, Chinen Teruo, June 8, 1941 – September 9, 2015) was a prominent Japanese master of Goju-ryu Karate.
He founded the Jundokan International karate organization and held the title of Shihan.
Chinen was one of the last surviving students to have learned directly from Chojun Miyagi, founder of Goju-ryu karate.
He held the rank of 9th dan in karate.