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Karate (Goju-ryu, Shito-ryu, Shotokan), Xingyiquan, Judo Shuri-ryū ( 首里流 ) karate is an eclectic martial arts system developed by Robert Trias (1923–1989), reportedly the first American to teach a form of karate in the mainland United States , and also opened his public first dojo in 1946 in Phoenix, Arizona .
Robert A. Trias (March 18, 1923 – July 11, 1989) was an American karate pioneer, founding the first karate school in the mainland United States and becoming one of the first known American black belts. [1] [2] He also developed Shuri-ryū karate, an eclectic style with roots in Chinese kung-fu, and indirectly some Okinawan karate.
The four major karate styles developed in Japan, especially in Okinawa are Shotokan, Wado-ryu, Shito-ryu, and Goju-ryu; many other styles of Karate are derived from these four. [1] The first three of these styles find their origins in the Shorin-Ryu style from Shuri, Okinawa, while Goju-ryu finds its origins in Naha. Shuri karate is rather ...
Victor Moore (born August 23, 1943) holds a 10th Degree Black Belt in Karate [1] and was one of the late Robert Trias' Chief instructors of the Shuri-ryū Karate system. [2] Moore was one of the first ten original members of the Trias International Society [3] and also studied and trained with William J. Dometrich in the style of Chito-ryu. [4]
The genealogy of Shuri-te Ankō Itosu, often called the "Father of modern karate" Shuri-te (首里手, Okinawan: Suidii) is a pre-World War II term for a type of indigenous martial art to the area around Shuri, the old capital city of the Ryukyu Kingdom. Important Okinawan masters of Shuri-te: Sakugawa Kanga; Matsumura Sōkon; Itosu Ankō ...
Shihan Joseph W. Walker. Joseph W. Walker (October 21, 1952 – March 20, 2023) was a Chief Instructor of Shuri-ryū karate, the 1970 Midwest Karate Champion, [1] and a five-time United States Karate Alliance World Champion [2] (1990 and 1991) [3] in the Koshiki, or sparring in armor, division.
Matsubayashi-Ryū (松林流), is a style of Okinawan karate founded in 1947 by Shōshin Nagamine (1907–1997) (an Okina Sensei [1]).Its curriculum includes 18 kata, seven two-man yakusoku kumite (pre-arranged sparring) routines, and kobudō (weapons) practice.
Kanga Sakugawa's most famous student, Matsumura Sōkon, went on to develop Shuri-te which later develop into a number of karate styles including Shotokan, Shito-ryu, and Shōrin-ryū. Kanga Sakugawa might have also taught another Bujin by the name Tachimura, he like Matsumura worked for the king.