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50th Anniversary of Isshinryu Karatedo

Posted in Isshinryu History on 01/15/2006 05:11 pm by scotch

By Arcenio J. Advincula

The day Master Tatsuo Shimabuku formally announced the name of Isshinryu Karatedo in Okinawa. Shimabuku had been teaching Isshinryu, a mixture of Shorin-ryu and Goju-ryu karate for some time already, yet had not officially named it. At a karate demonstration in Okinawa, Shimabuku put out a memo officially announcing the name of his style as Isshinryu.

Isshinryu Kanji
I = One
Shin=Heart
Ryu=Way

Shimabuku chose this name because, as he simply stated, “All things begin with one”.