How many Okinawan karate styles are there?

  April 20, 2020
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How many Okinawan karate styles are there?

We would like to introduce you to five main styles: Goju-ryu, Uechi-ryu, Shorin-ryu (小林流&少林流), and Matsubayashi-ryu. Below you will find a short introduction to each style.

Which is the strongest Karate style?

1. Shotokan

  • Shotokan karate utilizes both the upper and the lower body to produce punches and kicks which are linear and forceful.
  • Practitioners employ powerfully delivered, straight line strikes designed to quickly stop an attacker or opponent.

What were nunchucks originally used for?

It was used to make noises to warn villagers of impending fires and other dangers. It is also said that nunchuks were developed from bits used for Okinawan horses. There are many varieties of nunchakus but they are primarily made of two sections of wood connected by either a chain (kusari) or a cord (himo).

What is the oldest karate kata?

Seisan
Seisan is thought to be one of the oldest kata, being quite spread among other Nahate schools. Shito-Ryū has its own version similar to Sanchin and different versions are now practiced even in Shuri-te derivatives like Shotokan (called Hangetsu) and in Wado-Ryū (called Seishan).

What is Okinawa Kobudo?

Okinawa Kobudo is a style of the weapons fighting developed by the Matayoshis Family. It was created in XIX century by Shinchin Matayoshi and developed later by Shingi, Shintoku and Shinko. Shinko Matayoshi’s son, Shinpo, was a renowned master of Okinawa Kobudo.

What is Zen Okinawa Kobudo Renmei?

The Zen Okinawa Kobudo Renmei (全沖縄古武道道連盟) (“All-Okinawa Kobudo Federation”) is a martial arts organisation that began in Okinawa in 1972, and promotes the martial arts of two experts, father Matayoshi Shinko and son Matayoshi Shinpo .

What is Ryukyu Kobudo?

It was created in XIX century by Shinchin Matayoshi and developed later by Shingi, Shintoku and Shinko. Shinko Matayoshi’s son, Shinpo, was a renowned master of Okinawa Kobudo. In 1970 master Shinpo Matayoshi formed the Ryukyu Kobudo Federation, but two year later, he changed the name into the All Okinawa Kobudo Federation.

What is Kobudo katas?

Kobudo Katas Representing the World Oshukai Federation (W.O.F.) Okinawa Kobudo is a style of the weapons fighting developed by the Matayoshis Family. It was created in XIX century by Shinchin Matayoshi and developed later by Shingi, Shintoku and Shinko.