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This style is known as Shito-ryu Shobukan; Japan Karatedo Nobukawa-ha Shito-Ryu Kai. [12] style founded by Kuniaki Nobukawa. Itosu-ryu: created by Ryusho Sakagami, [13] a student of Kenwa Mabuni, currently represented by Itosu-ryu Karatedo International Federation; Ogasahara-ha Shitō-ryū, created by Eiji Ogasahara, [14] a student of Kenwa ...
The first three of these styles find their origins in the Shorin-Ryu style from Shuri, Okinawa, while Goju-ryu finds its origins in Naha. Shuri karate is rather different from Naha karate, drawing on different predecessor influences. Shito-ryu can be regarded as a blend of Shuri and Naha traditions as its kata incorporate both Shuri and Naha ...
Shindo Jinen Ryu has a large repertoire of kata, incorporating variations on the Shotokan catalog, a number of Shito-Ryu forms and a number of kata that are exclusive to Shindo Jinen Ryu. Kobudo is also part of this element of the style's curriculum.
Funakoshi Gichin learned kata from Kenwa Mabuni: In order to expand his knowledge he sent his son Gigō to study kata in Mabuni's dōjō in Osaka. [1]Kenwa Mabuni, Motobu Chōki and other Okinawans were actively teaching karate in Japan prior to this point when Gichin Funakoshi 'officially' brought karate from Okinawa to mainland Japan.
' cloud hands '), is the most advanced kata found in the Shotokan, Shito-Ryu and Wado-Ryu karate styles and is generally taught to karateka at the 3rd to 4th Dan. [1] It contains many intricate hand techniques, such as the ippon-nukite (one finger strike) in the opening sequence.
Shūkōkai has evolved into several independent style branches throughout the world over the past few decades: Kimura Shukokai grew out of the Shūkōkai school taught since 1978 in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States and later in Tenafly, New Jersey by Shigeru Kimura, a long time student of Tani.
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 ...
Shinpan began teaching Shorin-ryu shortly after World War II and was associated with Miyagi Chojun, Kyoda Jyuhatsu and Kyan Chotoku. He taught regularly at Shuri Castle and had a dojo at his home in Nishihara, Okinawa. [7] On Okinawa, there were two branches of Shito-Ryu, one founded by Shinpan Shiroma and the other by Kenwa Mabuni. [8]