Chitō-ryū
Sign in to saveis a style of karate founded by , (1898-1984). The name of the style translates as: chi (千) - 1,000; tō (唐) - China; ryū (流) - style, school, "1,000 year old Chinese style." The character tō (唐) refers to the Tang dynasty of China. The style was officially founded in 1946.
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- Tsuyoshi Chitose in Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia
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- Chitō-ryū Karate (千唐流空手)
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- Okinawa, Japan
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- Dr. Tsuyoshi Chitose
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- indigenous martial arts of the Ryūkyū Islands (Naha-te, Shuri-te, Tomari-te)
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- Founder
- Teachers
- Signature aspects
- Kata
- Shihōhai
- [[Niseishi]]
- [[Seisan]]
- [[Bassai]]
- [[Chintō]]
- [[Sōchin]]
- [[Rōhai]]
- Tenshin
- Sanseiru
- [[Kusanku]]
- Ryūsan
- [[Sanchin]]
- Kihon Kata
- [[Bunkai]]
- Additional Kata
- [[Okinawan kobudō|Kobudō]] kata associated with Chitō-ryū
- Chitō-ryū crest
- Shōwa
- Chitō-ryū around the world
- Canada
- Australia
- United States
- United States Chitō-ryū Karate Federation
- U.S.A. Yoshukai Karate Association
- Koshin-ha Chitō-ryū Karate Association
- See also
- References
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- External links
- Chitō-ryū organizations
is a style of karate founded by , (1898-1984). The name of the style translates as: chi (千) - 1,000; tō (唐) - China; ryū (流) - style, school, "1,000 year old Chinese style." The character tō (唐) refers to the Tang dynasty of China. The style was officially founded in 1946.
Chitō-ryū is generally classified as a Japanese style because Chitose formulated and founded Chitō-ryū principally while living in Kumamoto, Japan. However, some modern practitioners feel it is better categorized as an Okinawan style given that its roots and techniques are firmly grounded in and derived from traditional Okinawan Tōde (唐手). This belief is warranted since the style's founder, Tsuyoshi Chitose, received first the rank of Judan, in 1958, and then the rank of Hanshi, in 1968, from the Zen Okinawa Karate Kobudo Rengo Kai (All Okinawa Union of Karate-do and Kobu-do).