Isshin-ryū
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is a style of Okinawan karate created by Tatsuo Shimabuku (島袋 龍夫) in approximately 1947/1948 (and named its present name on January 15, 1956). Isshin-Ryū karate is largely a synthesis of Shorin-ryū karate, Gojū-ryū karate, and kobudō. The name means, literally, "one heart method" (as in "wholehearted" or "complete"). In 1989 there were 336 branches of Isshin-ryū throughout the world (as recorded by the IWKA), most of which were concentrated in the United States.
Key facts
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- The kanji for Isshin-Ryū Karate-Do
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- Isshin-Ryu
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- Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
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- Shimabuku Tatsuo
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- Shorin-ryū, Gojū-ryū, Kobudō
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Encyclopedic overview
36 sectionsContents
- Kata
- Empty-Hand Kata
- [[Seisan]]
- Seiunchin (制引戦)
- Naihanchi (ナイハンチ)
- Wansū (ワンシュー)
- Chinto
- Kusanku (クーシャンク)
- Sunsu
- Sanchin (三戦)
- Bō Kata
- Tokumine no Kun (sometimes referred to as Tokumeni no Kun)
- Urashi no Kun (sometimes referred to as [[Urasoe]] no Kun)
- Shishi no Kun (sometimes referred to as Sueyoshi no Kun)
- Sai Kata
- Kusanku Sai
- Chatan Yara no Sai
- Kyan no Sai
- Tonfa Kata
- Hamahiga no Tuifa
- Other curriculum
- Upper Body Basics
- Lower Body Basics
- Kote-kitai
- Makiwara (巻藁)
- Kumite (組手)
- History
- Tatsuo Shimabuku
- Megami
- Notable Karateka of Shimabuku
- Okinawan Karateka
- United States Marines of the Third Marine Division (1955-1975)
- American Karateka
- Features
- References
- External links
is a style of Okinawan karate created by Tatsuo Shimabuku (島袋 龍夫) in approximately 1947/1948 (and named its present name on January 15, 1956). Isshin-Ryū karate is largely a synthesis of Shorin-ryū karate, Gojū-ryū karate, and kobudō. The name means, literally, "one heart method" (as in "wholehearted" or "complete"). In 1989 there were 336 branches of Isshin-ryū throughout the world (as recorded by the IWKA), most of which were concentrated in the United States.
== Kata == The system is summarized in its kata, and the specific techniques used to punch (vertical fist) and kick (snapping kicks) presented as upper and lower 'charts', most of which are thrown from natural stances and body posture. In many of the various forms of the system, sixteen kata (eight empty-hand, three bo, two sai, a bo-bo kumite kata, a bo-sai kumite kata and one tuifa kata) are agreed upon as composing Isshin-ryu. These kata include original developments of the Master, and inherited kata from the parent styles.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Isshin-ryū” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.