Souldburned Posted February 1, 2005 Share Posted February 1, 2005 I train Shotokan Karate. Now that I got in this forum , I ´ve been hearing about so many kinds of karate that I´m getting confused.. Would anyone explain to me what are those...weird japanese names. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.A.L Posted February 1, 2005 Share Posted February 1, 2005 kARATE started in Okinawa , there were three village Naha,Shuri,Tomari accordingly We have Naha-te Shuri-te Tomari-te Naha-te mainly became okinawan Goju-ryu and Uechi-ryu Shuri-te and Tomari-te became different Shorin-ryu styles , Matsumura Seito and Isshin-ryu. hopefully someone will give you some info about Japanies Styles of karate later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kzshin Posted February 1, 2005 Share Posted February 1, 2005 Early Karate styles in Japan (besides what PAL already mentioned) are Shotokan, Wado ryu, Shito ryu, Kushin ryu, and Shindo Jinen ryu. I practice Shindo Jinen ryu, and it's more of Japanese styles Karate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Mike Posted February 2, 2005 Share Posted February 2, 2005 originally written by Xena, as found on Kenpo-Texas.com: "Ed Parker Sr., founder of American Kenpo, in his Encyclopedia of Kenpo, says: Kenpo is "a modern term describing one of the more innovative systems of the Martial Arts which originally started in Hawaii, is heavily practiced in the Americas, and has now spread worldwide. KEN means fist and PO means law." The term stems from the Chinese "Kempo" which refers to all migrating Chinese Martial Arts outside of China. Mr. Parker brought Kenpo to the mainland from Hawaii and made "numerous contributions of innovative concepts and principles." Kenpo is a system of self defense based on logic and the scientific study of movement. By studying motion in all its nuances, Kenpo provides both maximum efficiency (no wasted time, movements, or energy) and maximum effectiveness (speed, power, focus). It offers "explosive action with minimum target exposure. It employs linear as well as circular moves, utilizing intermittent power when and where needed, interspersed with minor and major moves that flow with continuity. It is flexible in thought and action so as to blend with encounters as they occur." When a man's fortunate time comes, he meets a good friend;When a man has lost his luck, he meets a beautiful woman.-anonymous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBN Doug Posted February 2, 2005 Share Posted February 2, 2005 Moved to Karate forum. Kuk Sool Won - 4th danEvil triumphs when good men do nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shorinryu Sensei Posted February 2, 2005 Share Posted February 2, 2005 Think of it this way. there was the first car...then from there, many people thought they could build a better, or different car. So now we have how many different makes of cars out there in the world, and within each of those different makes, there are sub-catagories. The martial arts are about the same. There are basic Okinawan, Japanese, Chinese and Korean systems (and others of course), and within each of these are a vast number of sub systems. Under the Okinawan/Japanese systems, you have karate, JJ, aikido, sumo, judo, etc. Korean you have TKD, TSD, Hapkido, etc. Chinese is kungfu, gunfu, etc. Does that help...or confuse you more? My nightly prayer..."Please, just let me win that PowerBall Jackpot just once. I'll prove to you that it won't change me!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karate-addict Posted February 2, 2005 Share Posted February 2, 2005 Naha-te mainly became okinawan Goju-ryu and Uechi-ryuGoju-ryu came out of Naha-te but Uechi-ryu did not. It's a sister style to Goju-ryu with many similiar techniques because it originated from the similar source in Fuchou China but it's a much younger style to be considered as Naha-te. Also it came from China after 1910, much later than Naha-te of Kanryo Higaonna. And it was first tought in mainland Japan in 1924. The first time it was tought on Okinawa was around 1945 in Nago. hara wo neru Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaiShin Posted February 2, 2005 Share Posted February 2, 2005 basically people all went off in their own way, creating different kinds of karate, they pretty much just rivaling families that all think that they can do it better than everyone else... i study Chito Ryu, which branched off from another form of karate... i dont have my student manual with me right now... but i will take the time to put the "karate family tree" of how most variations branched off eachother... i will just skan the img soon, i dont feel like getting the manual now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karate-addict Posted February 3, 2005 Share Posted February 3, 2005 If you are interested in different styles, try getting Unante: the secrets of karate by John Sells, it is one of the most informative books with over 500 pages, sadly the price is very high but in my opinion it is a "must have" for any serious karateka interested in detailed history of karate. hara wo neru Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
username9 Posted February 3, 2005 Share Posted February 3, 2005 KaiShin - do you mean Shito-Ryu? Because I know that Shukokai Karate came from Shito Ryu! Tani-Ha Shito Ryu - Shukokai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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