Motobu-ryū (本部流) is a karate school founded in 1922 by Motobu Chōki from Okinawa. Its official name is Nihon Denryū Heihō Motobu Kenpō ("Japan Traditional...

Motobu Chōki (本部 朝基, April 5, 1870 – April 15, 1944) was an Okinawan karate master and founder of Motobu-ryū. He was born into a branch of the Ryukyuan...

as Kenwa Mabuni and Motobu Chōki, Ōtsuka merged Shindō Yōshin-ryū with Okinawan karate. The result of Ōtsuka's efforts is Wadō-ryū Karate. To the untrained...

Shōrei-ryū (昭霊流, Shōrei ryū) is a style of Okinawan karate and is one of the two oldest karate styles, alongside Shōrin-ryū. It was developed at the end...

include Shotokan, Shitō-ryū, Shōrin-ryū, Shudokan, Shuri-ryū, Shōrinji-ryū, Isshin-ryū, Gensei-ryu, KishimotoDi and Motobu-ryū. Tomari-te (泊手, Okinawan:...

name of Motobu-ryu style named as "Nihon Denryu Heiho Motobu Kenpo" ("Japan's traditional tactics Motobu Kenpo") and by the International Shorin-ryu Karate...

Shorei-Ryū Kenpo, which can be translated as "Old Pine Tree School Fist Law". Kenpo was based from Shuri-te that Ankō Itosu Gichin Funakoshi and Motobu Chōki...

Motobu Chōyū (本部朝勇, May 2 1865 - March 21 1928) was an Okinawan martial artist and the 11th sōke of Motobu Udundī. He was also Ryukyuan royalty and the...

Jikiden Eishin ryu Suiō-ryū Samurai Shindo Munen-ryu Tatsumi-ryū Tennen Rishin Ryu Tenshin Shōden Katori Shintō-ryū Yagyū Shinkage-ryū Classical Warrior...

Kyokushin, which is an extremely hard style derived from Shotokan and Gōjū-ryū, involves much more breaking and full contact, knockdown sparring as a main...