Shigeru Egami relates that, in 1940, some Karateka were ousted from their dojo because they adopted sparring
after having learned it in Tokyo.
Chōjun Miyagi taught such well-known Karateka as Seko Higa(who also trained with Higaonna),
Meitoku Yagi, Miyazato Ei'ichi, and Seikichi Toguchi, and for a very brief time near the end of his life, An'ichi Miyagi a teacher claimed by Morio Higaonna.