to those who take shorin-ryu

[plainwhitets]

I was wondering, is shorin-ryu and shorei-ryu the same thing?

[Shorinryu Sensei]

Nope, they're not. Shorei-ryu...I think anyway...is an offshoot of shorinryu. Feel free to correct me somebody?

[Ronnryu]

Shorin ryu is from the shuri part of okinawan Shuri te. Shorei is another name for Naha te liek Goju ryu. Hoiwever if you are talking about the styel shorei ryu it is a more moderan style of karate they do some shotokan kata like the Heians and kanku and some others that I am unsure of there lineage.