Okinawan Karate

[plainwhitets]

anyone know anything about Okinawan karate styles, i've been looking online and at first I found out that there were two main styles, shorei-ryu and shorin-ryu, then i went to another site that said there were four main styloes, goju-ryu, shorei-ryu, shorin-ryu and uetchi-ryu (or something like that, I forget). I'm sort of confused. I would like to learn Okinawan Karate and just want to learn more. thanks

[P.A.L]

if you are interested in Okinawan Karate I refer you to "Mark Bishop" book,

 

on the net ,look for 3 major source of Karate based on Location 1- shuri(TE) 2- Naha(TE) or Shorei(TE) 3- Tomari(TE)

 

Shorin-ryu styles come from Shuri,

 

GoJo-ryu , Uechi-ryu, Ryuei-ryu comes from Naha-te

 

I don't know about pure Tomari-te schools but every time I am confused about a kata I try to see the Tomari version since it's one of the original versions.

[MawashiGeri60]

well the style i take is okinawan Goju Ryu . its by far the best style ive took so far . very intresting . They concentrate in close fighting . and the development of the mind , body and spirit through the training of sanchin kata .