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Shrinry()asintheShaolinTempleofChina.
"Ryu"means"style".Shrinry,[1][2][3][4][5][6]isoneof
themajormodernOkinawanmartialartsandisoneofthe
oldeststylesofkarate.ItwasnamedbyChoshinChibana
in1933,butthesystemitselfismucholder."Shrin"
meanspinetree."Ryu"means"school".Shrinry
combineselementsofthetraditionalOkinawanfighting
stylesofShurite.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Shrinry

Contents
1 History
2 Training
3 Kata
4 Branches
5 Ranks
6 References

History

Date
founded

1933

Countryof
origin

RykyKingdom

Founder

ChshinChibana

Artstaught Karate
Ancestor
schools

Shurite

Descendant
schools

ShrinryShidkan,Shrinry
Shrinkan,ShrinryKyudkan

ChosinChibanawasatopstudentofthegreatmasterof
shurite,AnkoItosu.AnkoItosuwasthetopstudentof
Practitioners ChosinChibana,KatsuyaMiyahira,
MatsumuraSkon,whowasarenownedwarriorofhis
ShgorNakazato,HigaYuchoku
timebodyguardtothreekingsofOkinawa,hehasbeen
calledtheMiyamotoMusashiofOkinawaandwas
dubbedbushi,orwarrior,byhisking.However,whileheisoftenreferredtoasthe"founder"ofShurite,he
didnotinventallthecomponentsofthestyle.In1933,ChosinChibanachosetocallhisstyleShorinryuin
honoroftheSamurairoots,andtodifferentiateitfromotherstylesthatwerebeingmodifiedfromthe
originalteachingsofAnkoItosu.Priortothistime,therewerenonamesforstylesinOkinawa(though
commoninJapanforJapanesemartialarts).SeveralbranchesoftraditionalShorinRyuexisttodayinboth
OkinawaandtheWesternWorld.Whilethereisamoreconcentratedpopulationofpractitionersinits
birthplaceofOkinawa,ShorinRyuKaratehashadmanyelitelevelblackbeltsintheWesternWorldas
wellincluding:JoeHess(BlackBelt),GrandmasterFrankGrant(10thDanofMatsubayashiRyuShorin
Ryu),andGrandmasterJamesSmithey(9thDan).
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Training
Shrinryisgenerallycharacterizedbynaturalbreathing,natural(narrow,high)stances,andcircular,
ratherthandirectmovements.Shrinrypractitionerswillsaythatcorrectmotionmatters,beingableto
movequicklytoevadeviolencebyhavingfluidmovementsandflexiblepositionsisquiteimportant,and
thatasolidstructureisveryimportantforpowerfulmoves.Stancesthataretoodeepwillmostlikelymake
bodymovementverydifficult.Anotherofthefeaturesinthissystemishowthestudentistaughttopunch.
Generally,thereisneitherahorizontalorverticalpunchinShorinRyu.Punchesareslightlycantedtothe
inside,withthelargestknuckleoftheforefinger(thirdfromthetip)inverticalalignmentwiththesecond
knuckleofthepinkyfinger.Itisbelievedthatthispositioniskeyinliningupthebonesofthearmand
createsafaster,morestableandpowerfulstrike.

Kata
SomeofthekeykatainShrinryare:[7]p.30
FugyugataKata
Taikyoku
shodan
nidan
sandan
yondan
godan

PinanKata
shodan
nidan
sandan
yondan
godan

NaihanchiKata
shodan
nidan
sandan

Ananku
Wankan
Rohai
Wanshu
Passai
sho
dai

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Gojushiho
Chinto
Kusanku
sho
dai

Seisan
Thestudyofweaponsonlystartsatdanlevel,andweaponkataarenotstandardisedacrossthestyle.[7]p.45

Branches
ShrinryReihokan[8]
ShrinryShidkannormallycalledShidkanorOkinawanShidkan
Shorinkan
ShrinrySeibukan
ShrinryKyudkannormallycalledKyudkan
Oshukai[9]
ChubuShorinryu[1]
Shorinryu(Shaolin)[1]alsoknownasShobayashi.
RyukyuShorinRyu[1]
KyobukanShorinRyu
MatsumuraSeitoHakutsuruShorinRyu
MatsumuraShorinRyu
JyoshinmonShorinRyu

Ranks
In1924,GichinFunakoshiadoptedtheDansystemfromjudofounderKanJigorusingarankscheme
withalimitedsetofbeltcolors.In1960,thispracticewasadoptedinOkinawa.[10]
InaKy/Dansystem,thebeginnergradeisahighernumberedky(e.g.,7thKy)andprogressistowarda
lowernumberedKy.TheDanprogressioncontinuesfrom1stDan(Shodan,or'beginningdan')tothe
higherdangrades.Kygradekaratekaarereferredtoas"colorbelt"ormudansha("oneswithoutdan")
Dangradekaratekaarereferredtoasyudansha(holdersofdanrank).Yudanshatypicallywearablackbelt.
Requirementsofrankdifferamongstyles,organizations,andschools.Kyranksstressstance,balance,and
coordination.Speedandpowerareaddedathighergrades.Minimumageandtimeinrankarefactors
affectingpromotion.Testingconsistsofdemonstrationoftechniquebeforeapanelofexaminers.Blackbelt
testingiscommonlydoneinamannerknownasshinsa,whichincludesawrittenexaminationaswellas
demonstrationofkihon,kumite,kata,andbunkai(applicationsoftechnique).
InShrinry,onepossiblerank(belt)progressionislistedbelow:[11]Therearemanyothers.Forinstance,
thelargestOrganizationinNorthAmericadoesnotuseyellow,orange,blue,norpurplebelts.:[12]Norare
theyconsistentfromschooltoschool.
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IntheUSA,themudanshagenerallyare:
WhiteBelt(7thKy)
YellowBelt(6thKy)
OrangeBelt(5thKy)
PurpleBelt(4thKy)
GreenBelt(3rdKy)
BlueBelt(2ndKy)
BrownBelt(1stKy)
IntheUSA,theyudanshagenerallyare:
BlackBelt(1stto3rdDan)
MasterLevel
RedandBlackCheckeredBelt(4thto5thDan)
RedandWhiteCheckeredBelt(6thto8thDan)
RedBelt(9thto10thDan)

References
1.Bishop,Mark.OkinawanKarate:Teachers,StylesandSecretTechniques.ISBN0804832056.
2."BeikokuShidokanAssociation,IhaDojo".Ihadojo.com.Retrieved20121112.
3."HistoryofOkinawanKarate".OkinawaPrefecturalGovernment.2003.Archivedfromtheoriginalon15April
2009.
4."KataofShuriteKarate".OkinawaPrefecturalGovernment.2003.Archivedfromtheoriginalon26March2009.
5."OkinawanShorinryuShorinkanKarateandKobudoDojo".Shorinryushorinkan.com.Retrieved20121112.
6.MateuszStaniszew."WorldOshukaiOkinawaShorinRyuKarateDoKobudoFederation".Oshukai.com.
Retrieved20121112.
7.Cummins,WilliamRobertScagioneillustrationsanddiagramsbyWilliamandMaureenCummins(1984).
ShorinRyu:Okinawankaratequestionandanswerbook(1sted.).NewYork:PersontoPersonPub.
ISBN9780804814263.Citeusesdeprecatedparameter|coauthors=(help)
8.ReihokanKarate(http://www.reihokan.com)
9.WorldOshukaiDentoOkinawaShorinRyuKarateDoKobudoFederation(http://www.oshukai.com/)
10."ShorinHistory".Umablackbelt.com.Retrieved20121112.
11."SistemadeGraduao".Shidokan.com.br.Retrieved20121112.
12."BeikokuShidokanAssociation,IhaDojo".Ihadojo.com.20040814.Retrieved20121112.

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