Okinawan Karate
History & Lineage of
Shorin Ryu Kata

Shorin Ryu Kata

Seisan
Naihanchi (Shodan, Nidan, Sandan) -- "Staying and Fighting"
Pinan (Shodan, Nidan, Sandan, Yondan, Godan) -- "Peaceful Mind"
Wanshu
Anaku
Passai (Sho "small or lesser" Dai "large or greater") -- "To Breach a Fortress"
Kusanku (Sho, Dai)
Gojushiho -- "Fifty-four Steps"
Chinto -- "Fighting to the East"
Seiunchin
Sanchin

Shorin Ryu Kata History

CHOTUKU KYAN, Shorin Ryu - KENTSU YABU, Shorin Ryu
CHOMO HANASHIRO, Shorin Ryu - CHOJUN MIYAGI, Goju Ryu

Founding members of "Karate-do" association in 1937
(Front, from right) Chojun Miyagi, Chomo Hanashiro, Kentsu Yabu, Chotoku Kyan (Back, from right) Genwa Nakasone, Choshin Chibana, Choryo

Sakagawa Tode (1733 – 1815)
He combined chuan-fa with tode forming Okinawa-te, te, karate (china hand).
He is generally acknowledged as founder of the Okinawan martial arts.

Matsumura Bushi (1797– 1889)
Naihanchi, Passai, Kusanku

Itosu Anko (1831 - 1915)
Born in Shuri, Okinawa
Pinan
The series of five basic kata called Pinan (later renamed Heian in Japan) is one of the most widely taught kata today

Kyan Chotoku (1870 - 1945)
Anaku, Wanshu, Seisan, Gojushiho, Chinto
Grand Master Eizo Shimabukuro trained directly with Kyan Chotoku.

Miyagi Chojun (1886 - 1953)
Seiunchin, Sanchin
Grand Master Eizo Shimabukuro trained directly with Miyagi Chojun.

Motobu Choki (1871 - 1944)
Famous for his Naihanchi kata
Grand Master Eizo Shimabukuro trained with Motobu Choki.

Chibana Choshin (1885 - 1969)
Grand Master Eizo Shimabukuro trained with Chibana Choshin.
He corrected his Pinan kata.
He called his style Kobayashi Ryu "Young Forest" style.

Shorin Ryu Kata Lineage

Kobudo (Shorin Ryu Weapons)

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