240:, or warrior, by his king. However, while Sōkon is often referred to as the "founder" of Shuri-te, he did not invent all of its components. Chōshin Chibana never practiced kobudo. In 1933, Chōshin Chibana chose to name his style Shōrin-ryū in honor of its samurai roots and to differentiate it from other styles that were being modified from the original teachings of Ankō Itosu. Generally, Okinawan karate schools did not have individual names for styles like schools in Japan. Several branches of traditional Shōrin-ryū exist today in both Okinawa and the western world. While there is a more concentrated population of practitioners in its birthplace of Okinawa, Shōrin-ryū Karate has had many high
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Okinawan Karate: Teachers, Styles and Secret
Techniques
814:"Okinawan Shorin-ryu Shorinkan Karate and Kobudo Dojo"
795:. Okinawa Prefectural Government. 2003. Archived from
774:. Okinawa Prefectural Government. 2003. Archived from
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Shōrin-ryū: Okinawan karate question and answer book
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