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Shotokan (松涛館, Shōtōkan) is a style of karate, developed from various martial arts by Gichin Funakoshi (1868–1957) and his son Gigo (Yoshitaka) Funakoshi (1906–1945).
Chōshin Chibana was a top student of the great master of shuri-te, Ankō Itosu.Ankō Itosu was the top student of Matsumura Sōkon, who was a renowned warrior in his time; bodyguard to three kings of Okinawa, he has been called the Miyamoto Musashi of Okinawa and was dubbed bushi, or warrior, by his king.
Shorin-ryu Shobukan Shorin-ryu Shorinkan ( 小林流小林館 , Shōrin-ryū Shōrinkan ) is a branch of the Kobayashi Shōrin-ryū style of Okinawan karate , developed by Shūgorō Nakazato , Hanshi 10th Dan .
Zen Do Kai Karate and Kickboxing 08:13, 31 August 2009 (UTC) A new mixed martial arts style of Karate using Muay Thai Kickboxing as the fighting component with elements of Aikido, Judo, Jui Jitsu, Shotokan Karate, Shu Ku Kai Karate, Wing Chun Kung Fu, Tai Chi Chuan (Taijiquan)Lotar (Martial Art of the Isreali Special Forces Popularly known as ...
The International Shotokan Karate Federation (ISKF) is one of the largest Shotokan karate organizations in North and South America. In 1977, in an effort to spread the study of Shotokan throughout the world, high-ranking members from the Japan Karate Association (JKA) founded the ISKF.
Modern descendants of Shōrei-ryū include styles such as Gōjū-ryū and Ryūei-ryū.Gōjū-ryū is considered the direct evolution of Shōrei-ryū. [6]The Shitō-ryū style also contains many elements of Shōrei-ryū, since Mabuni Kenwa was a student of Higaonna, and even the Shōtōkan style contains kata from Shōrei-ryū, which, however, did not get there directly, but were passed on to ...
Shodokan Aikido (昭道館合気道, Shōdōkan Aikidō) is the style of Aikido founded by Kenji Tomiki. [2] [4] [5] Shodokan Aikido is sometimes referred to as 合気道競技 (Aikido Kyogi) meaning "Competitive Aikido" or "Sport Aikido" because of its use of regular competitions.
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