Sport Karate Organizations
Karate is divided into different style organizations. These organizations often cooperate in non-style specific sport karate organizations or federations. Examples of sport organizations are...
Dissertation on the Origins and Development of Shuri-ryu
Shuri-ryu is a very old and traditional system with a long and unbroken history. From the ancient method, much wisdom has been gained and...
The History of Karate in America
Kung-fu arrived in the U.S. with the first Chinese immigrants in the mid-19th century, but the growth of karate is largely owed to contact...
History of British Karate and Jujutsu
The first Englishman to be made a Samurai was William Adams (read his Wikipedia page) in the 1600s. But Adams was a one-off. He...
Shito-ryu
Karate has been taught outside of Japan for almost 40 years, and was exported to the rest of the world along both stylistic and...
Modern Sport Taekwondo
Modern Sport Taekwondo has developed in the decades since the 1950's and its emphasis is on speed and competition, as in Olympic sparring. Modern sport...
Shudokan Karate
With the advent of Gichin Funakoshi's introduction of Okinawan Karate to Japan in the early 1920's, the popularity of karate began to grow. Soon,...
About Karate Styles
When people hear the term “martial art” they generally think of Karate. One of the most popular martial arts, Karate had its roots in...
4 Main Styles of Karate
History of Karate
Bodhidharma also known as "Daruma" in Japan and as often as not, this Indian Buddhist monk is cited as the prime source...
The Evolution of Karate-do
Today there are four main styles of karate-do in Japan and they include Goju-ryu, Shorin-ryu, Shotokan, and Wado-ryu.
Bodhidharma also known as known as "Daruma"...
Kobayashi Shorin-ryu
Kobayashi Shorin-ryu is called kobayashi style aby the Japanese.
"... now the Japanese call it 'kobayashi style' but that is incorrect - but that is...
Renbukai Karate
Renbukai Karate is renowned as a full-contact martial arts style. It was the first style to make extensive use of Bogu (protective equipment) in...
Isshin-ryu: The Style that Tatsuo Shimabuku Built
On January 14, 1956, Tatsuo Shimabuku went to sleep and had a vivid dream. In his sleep he saw a vision of a goddess,...
Kosho Ryu
Kosho Ryu is an ancient art form founded in about 1245 AD by a monk named Bosatsu. Legend has it that Bosatsu meditated under...
Wado-Ryu Karate
The Wado-Ryu (Way of Peace) school of karate, was founded in 1931 by the late Grand Master Hironori Otsuka (1892-1982).
Otsuka Sensei was already an...
