called Okinawa-te (沖縄手, Uchinaa-dii). By the 18th century, different types of te had developed in three different villages – Shuri, Naha and Tomari. The...

Naha (那覇市, Naha-shi, Japanese: [naꜜha], Okinawan: Nāfa or Nafa) is the capital city of Okinawa Prefecture, the southernmost prefecture of Japan. As of...

back to Higaonna Kanryō, (1853–1916), a native of Naha, Okinawa. Higaonna began studying Shuri-te as a child. He was first exposed to martial arts in...

Shuri, Okinawa, while Goju-ryu finds its origins in Naha. Shuri karate is rather different from Naha karate, drawing on different predecessor influences...

(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...

in his style. The teachings of this temple provided the basis for the Naha-te style of Okinawan karate. Following passing of Higaonna Kanryo, the style...

born." Early styles of karate are often generalized as Shuri-te, Naha-te, and Tomari-te, named after the three cities from which they emerged. Each area...

Ryukyuan martial artist who founded a fighting style known at the time as Naha-te. He is recognized as one of the first students of Fujian White Crane Kung...

into the Tensho Kata. From the blending of these systems, and his native Naha-Te, a new system emerged. However, it was not until 1929 that Chōjun Miyagi...

derived from Dragon style kung fu,[speculation?] and was taught in the Naha-te school in Okinawa by Seisho Arakaki. It was then passed down to Shitō-ryū...