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XII.3 Karate -basic disciplines
There are currently more than three hundred different styles of Karate, most of
them in Japan, which gives an idea of the complexity of naming them all, therefore
we will only name the best known or those that give rise to other styles.
This great number of ways of practicing Karate is due to the different ways of
interpreting the techniques or the personality of the founding teachers.
The best known are:
➢ CHITO-RYU
Style created in Japan in 1946 by Tsuyoshi Chitose (1898-1984).
➢ SHORIN-RYU
Okinawan style founded in 1947 by Zenryo Shimabukuro (1904-1969).
➢ DAIDO-JYKO
Japanese style created by Takashi Azuma.
➢ ESHINKAI-RYU
Japanese Style, created by Joko Ninomiya.
➢ GENBUKAI
Japanese style, created by Tsuneyoshi Ogura.
➢ GOJU-RYU
Okinawan style founded by Chojun Miyagi (1888-1953) .It is one of the most known
and widespread styles in the world. Currently there are three branches, the Goju-
ryu Okinawa, the Nihon Goju-kai and the U.S. branch.
➢ GOSOKU-RYU
Japanese style created in the United States by Takayuki Kubota.
➢ GENSEI-RYU
Created in Okinawa by Seiken Shukumine. Introduced in Spain by Hiromichi Kohata
in 1970.
➢ ISSHIN-RYU
kinawan style created by Tatsuo Shimabuku in the 50's.
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