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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 .
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 ...
Trias' style was once dubbed, by Trias himself, as Shuri Karate Kenpo, Goju-Shorei-Ryu, and Shorei-Goju ryu though there is no relationship or direct ancestry to the Goju-Ryu currently practiced in Okinawa or the original form of Shorei-ryu once practiced by the Okinawans. His style is now referred to as Shuri-ryu to imply roots to traditional ...
The Shōrei-ryū name (alternatively, Goju-Shorei-Ryu and later, Shorei-Goju Ryu) was also used for the style of karate brought to the United States by Robert Trias. [8] Later, Trias used the name Shuri-ryu, although some lineages still use the Shorei Ryu name. This style should not be confused with traditional Shōrei-ryū.
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.
In 1946 Robert Trias, a returning U.S. Navy veteran, began teaching private lessons in Phoenix, Arizona. [9] Other early teachers of karate in America were Ed Parker (a native Hawaiian and Coast Guard veteran who earned a black belt in 1953), [10] George Mattson (who began studying while stationed in Okinawa in 1956), and Peter Urban (a Navy veteran who started training while stationed in ...
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]
Kenwa Mabuni (摩文仁 賢和, Mabuni Kenwa, 14 November 1889 - 23 May 1952) was one of the first karateka to teach karate in mainland Japan and is credited as developing the style known as Shitō-ryū. Originally, he chose the name Hanko-ryu, literally "half-hard style", to imply that the style used both hard and soft techniques.