Shitō-ryū
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Shitō-ryū (糸東流) is a form of karate that was founded in 1934 by Kenwa Mabuni (摩文仁 賢和, Mabuni Kenwa). Shitō-ryū is synthesis of the Okinawan Shuri-te and Naha-te schools of karate and today is considered one of the four main styles of the art.[1]
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Date founded | 1934 |
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Country of origin | Japan |
Founder | Kenwa Mabuni (1889–1952) |
Current head | Mabuni Kenyu |
Arts taught | Karate |
Ancestor arts | Shuri-te, Naha-te, and Go-Kenki influence |
Descendant arts | Shitō-kai • Shūkōkai • Kuniba-kai • Itosu-kai • Kenwa-Kai • Genbu-kai |
Ancestor schools | Shuri-te and Naha-te |
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