Category:Gōgen Yamaguchi

**Gōgen Yamaguchi**
	Japanese karateka (1909-1989)
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Name in native language	山口剛玄;
Date of birth	20 January 1909; Shonai (Kitamorokata district, Miyakonojō, Miyazaki Prefecture)
Date of death	20 May 1989; Tokyo
Pseudonym	Le chat;
Country of citizenship	Japan; Empire of Japan (–1947);
Educated at	Kansai University; Ritsumeikan University;
Occupation	karateka;
Native language	Japanese;
Award received	Hanshi;
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English: Jitsumi Gōgen Yamaguchi (山口剛玄, Yamaguchi Gōgen; b.20 January 1909 d.20 May 1989) was a world renown Grandmaster of Japanese Karate-dō and founder of the International Karate-dō Gōjū-kai Association; he was one of the most well known of all Karate-dō masters to come out of Japan. Prior to his death he was decorated by the Emperor of Japan in 1968 with the らんじゅほうしょうRanju-Houshou,藍綬褒章 (translation- Blue Ribbon Medal) and the fifth order of merit, for his enormous contribution to the spread world wide of the Japanese martial arts. For many years Gōgen Yamaguchi was listed in the Guinness Book of Records regarding his rank and achievements. According to his obituary, "His name was a household word in Karate circles, and he appeared in all the major Martial Arts magazines and publications, both in Japan and the western world."