History of Karate Styles Among the 14 styles, four of them are considered to be basic, with the other 10 being derivations of the basic four, but with the addition of other influences. It originated on the main Japanese islands and although it was influenced by Okinawan martial arts, its main influences were styles separate from the three above-mentioned ones.
Beginner stances are usually deeper, while more advanced ones tend to be longer. It has a total of 26 kata. It utilises a combination of both hard and soft techniques, with a focus on the latter ones. The stances are mainly natural.
This style has 15 kata in total. As the former, it also simultaneously developed in Japan and the island of Okinawa, but it had very different influences. The Shuri-te and Naha-te groups were the chief influences of this style, which is combines both hard and soft techniques. The stances deep and natural. This style has the largest number of kata — It also utilises both types of techniques and a combination of deep and natural stances.
Its kata total is It utilises both styles of techniques, but focuses more on the softer ones. Gichin Funakoshi was one of the first people in Okinawa to start teaching karate.
His pen name for poetry was Shoto, which is why his style of karate was named Shotokan. He opened up a karate dojo in Okinawa and then moved to the United States to start teaching his style of karate, which is very traditional and without much outside influence. Read More: Korean Vs. Japanese Martial Arts. Developed in Okinawa, this style of karate was originally from China. The instructor, Kanbun Uechi, opened his first dojo in China before moving back to Okinawa.
There are eight different series, or katas, in this style. The style uses a mix of circular blocks, open-handed strikes, strikes with one knuckle, and kicks with the big toe. It follows traditional karate styles by being very discipline-oriented and respectful towards the opponent. This art is all about balance. Even the name is perfectly balanced. The first half of the name, go , means to be hard or resilient.
Motobu-Ryu is a family Karate style of karate founded in by Choki Motobu. This particular Karate style focusses on evading attacks, and counter with simultaneous offensive and defensive actions.
Ryuei-Ryu was originally the family style of the Nakaima family of Naha and was founded by Norisato Nakaima, in The strong Chinese influence is particularly evident with this style. Ryuei-Ryu was made famous by Tsuguo Sakumoto and his impressive demonstration of Anan kata. Origin: Naha-Te Ryuei-Ryu. Heavily influenced by Shito-Ryu, Shukokai was designed around the study of body mechanics.
High natural stances, fast foot-work and mobility, and shibori "hip twist" are Shukokai's main characteristics. He also studied Kung-Fu in China. Today, Shudokan has developed into a school composed of two systems: Kobudo and Shorin-Ryu. It incorporates in its curriculum elements of karate, jujutsu, and kendo.
Shindo Jinen-Ryu emphasizes both philosophy and education. This school as a strong focus on practicality and often uses entering strikes with finishing takedowns. No protectors or guards are used in Full-contact Karate bouts, with the exception of mouthpieces, groin guards men and breast protectors women. Today, full contact karate competition comes in several different formats depending on styles and organizations.
Kyokushin is the first full-contact karate style. Its founder, Masutatsu Oyama, believed that the only way to test your skills was to participate in full-contact fighting, and not point fighting. Kyokushin puts emphasis is on devastating blows and powerful single strikes. This style of Karate is very hard, and promote self-discipline and mental toughness. After the death of Oyama in , conflicts led the Kyokushin Organization to split into different factions. Its mission is to bring bunkai, ki training, punch-to-face tournaments, and weapon training back in Kyokushin.
Ashihara Karate is an offspring of Kyokushin and was created in by Hideyuki Ashihara. It's based around Sabaki, a method of stepping out of the line of an attack, into a "blind-spot" position, ideal for a counterattack. Ashihara Karate is preventing head to head forces to collide. Enshin is a style of "full contact karate" established in by Joko Ninomiya. Ninomiya popularized even further the Sabaki principles. Seido Kaikan is a full contact karate style derived from Kyokushin by Kazuyoshi Ishii in All forms of karate can be utilized for self-defense.
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