Shoei Miyazato (Japanese:宮里 昌栄, March 30, 1928 – July 2, 2013) brought Shōrin-ryū Shidōkan to South America. The senior student of Katsuya Miyahira, he moved to Argentina in 1959. Miyazato began teaching Shidō-kan in his new hometown, Cordoba. In the early 1990s, Miyazato left the Shidō-kan organization to teach his own style of karate. “Miyazato Dojo” has grown to 60 dojo in 15 states (out of 24) of Argentina and also has established branches in the countries of Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Spain, Israel, Mexico, Peru, Sweden and Uruguay.