Shitō-ryū
Shitō-ryū (糸東流) is a form of karate that was founded in 1934 by Kenwa Mabuni (摩文仁 賢和, Mabuni Kenwa). Shitō-ryū is synthesis of the Okinawan Shuri-te and Naha-te schools of karate and today is considered one of the four main styles of the art.
| Date founded | 1934 |
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| Country of origin | Japan |
| Founder | Kenwa Mabuni (1889–1952) |
| Current head | Mabuni Kenyu |
| Arts taught | Karate |
| Ancestor arts | Shuri-te, Naha-te, and Go-Kenki influence |
| Descendant arts | Shitō-kai • Shūkōkai • Kuniba-kai • Itosu-kai • Kenwa-Kai • Genbu-kai |
| Ancestor schools | Shuri-te and Naha-te |
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