Fumio Demura
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Born in Yokohama, Japan, Demura began studying karate and kendo at nine before advancing to Itosu-kai karate under Ryusho Sakagami at twelve, earning his first black belt in 1956 and later adding traditional Okinawan weapons training with Taira Shinken and ninjutsu instruction from Seiko Fujita. Relocating to Southern California in 1965 as a representative of the Japan Karate-do Itosu-kai, he quic…
Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources
