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Have you heard of Chito Ryu? Chito Ryu karate-do is a rarely taught, unique, and powerful modern martial art. Chitose Tsuyoshi Sensei (1898-1984) founded it, and the name translates as “1,000 year old Chinese style.” The character “to” refers to the Tang Dynasty of China. The style was officially created in 1946. It is generally classified as a Japanese style because Chitose Sensei formulated and established it while living in Japan. However, some modern practitioners feel it is better categorized as an Okinawan system given that its techniques are derived from Okinawan tode, the forerunner of modern karate-do. This belief is warranted since the styles founder received the rank of tenth dan in 1958 from the Zen Okinawa Karate-do Kobudo Rengo Kai (All Okinawa Union of Karate-do and Kobudo). Want to know more? In conjunction with the 20th anniversary of the Shudokan Martial Arts Association, we will be offering instruction in this rare form of classic karate-do at an upcoming special event. Stay tuned for more information . . .
Posted on: Wed, 02 Jul 2014 01:09:24 +0000

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