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	Anko Itosu. Master Kyoshi Shoko Sato's Official Website (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Itosu was said to have even walked in the horse stance (from which he received his nickname, Anko).
		Itosu had very strong hands and could crush a thick stalk of bamboo with his vice-like grip.
		Itosu believed that the body should be trained to withstand the hardest of blows.
	www.shokosato.com /itosu.htm (904 words)

	Anko Itosu - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Itosu Yasutsune, best known as Anko Itosu, is considered the father of modern karate although the same title is sometimes given to Gichin Funakoshi (mainly because Funakoshi actually made karate known throughout Japan.) Itosu's year of birth is dated in various sources to 1830, 1831, or 1832, and he died in 1915.
		Gichin Funakoshi, founder of Shotokan karate, was a student of Itosu, and both Shito Ryu founder Kenwa Mabuni and Goju Ryu founder Chojun Miyagi were influenced by both Itosu and Kanryo Higaonna, also known as Higashionna, though Mabuni is considered primarily a student of Itosu and Miyagi primarily a student of Higaonna.
		Anko Itosu served as a secretary to the last king of the Ryukyu islands until Japan abolished the Okinawa-based native monarchy in 1879.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Anko_Itosu (899 words)

	Itosu-Kai Canada - Itosu Anko (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Itosu Anko was born in Shuri's tiny hamlet of Gibo in 1831.
		Itosu Sensei was educated in the Chinese Classsics and Calligraphy.
		Itosu Anko died in Yamakawa village at the age of 85, on January 26, 1915.
	www.itosu-kai.com /Itosu.html (280 words)

	Anko Itosu: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Goju ryu (japanese for "hard-soft style") is a style of karate, so called as it allows a combination of hard and soft techniques....
		(though Mabuni is considered primarily an Itosu student and Miyagi primarily a student of Higaonna.
		Anko Itosu served as a secretary to the last king of the Ryukyu Ryukyu Islands quick summary:
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/a/an/anko_itosu.htm (414 words)

	Anko Itosu Information
		Itosu Yasutsune, best known as Anko Itosu, is considered the father of modern karate although the same title is sometimes given to Gichin Funakoshi (mainly because Funakoshi actually made karate known throughout Japan.) Itosu's year of birth is dated in various sources to 1830, 1831, or 1832, and he died in 1915.
		Itosu's style of karate came to be known as Itosu-ryu in recognition of his skill, mastery and role as teacher to many.
		Anko Itosu served as a secretary to the last king of the Ryukyu islands until Japan abolished the Okinawa-based native monarchy in 1879.
	www.bookrags.com /wiki/Anko_Itosu (876 words)

	FightingArts.com - Channan: The
		Itosu's unique contributions to the art of Karate-do include not only his 1908 letter to the Japanese Ministry of Education and Ministry of War (3), expounding on the 10 precepts of Toudi training, but also the creation of several kata.
		Itosu Sensei turned to the students and said 'show us a kata.' The kata that they performed was very similar to the Channan kata that I knew, but there were some differences also.
		However, in either case, Anko Itosu and his efforts left a lasting mark on the fighting traditions of old Okinawa, and will probably always be remembered as one of the visionaries who were able to lift the veil of secrecy that once enshrouded karatedo.
	www.fightingarts.com /reading/article.php?id=127 (2444 words)

	Shito-ryu Shukokai Karate Union Greece - History
		Anko Itosu was born in 1830, in the town of Shuri.
		Itosu accepted his tsuki with no complain and continued walking as if nothing had happened, without even turning around to see, something that caused perplexity to the young man. One day, a yojng warrior attacked him on the street and Anko Itosu blocked and grabbed his fist with one hand.
		Anko Itosu, whose tutorial abilities were unquestionable, passed away in 1915, the same year as the grand master of Naha-Te, his good friend Kanryo Higaonna.
	www.shukokai-greece.org /history/karate.html (3390 words)

	Shito ryu - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Kenwa Mabuni was born in Shuri on Okinawa in 1889, Mabuni Sensei was a descendant of the famous Onigusukini Samurai family.
		It was Itosu who first developed the Pinan kata, which were most probably derived from the 'Kusanku' form.
		To this day, Shito-ryu recognizes the influences of Itosu and Higashionna: the kata syllabus of Shito Ryu is still often listed in such a way as to show the two lineages.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Shito_ryu (710 words)

	History of Karate, Ankoh Itosu (1830-1916). Iran Shitoryu Karate Do Association (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Itosu was said to have even walked in the horse stance (from which he received his nickname, Anko).
		Itosu had very strong hands and could crush a thick stalk of bamboo with his vice-like grip.
		Itosu believed that the body should be trained to withstand the hardest of blows.
	www.shitokai.net /itosu.php (925 words)

	American Black Belt Academy
		Itosu's unique contributions to the art of Karatedo include not only his 1908 letter to the Japanese Ministry of Education and Ministry of War, expounding on the 10 precepts of Toudi training, but also the creation of several kata.
		Itosu Sensei turned to the students and said 'show us a kata.' The kata that they performed was very similar to the Channan kata that I knew, but there were some differences also.
		However, in either case, Itosu Anko and his efforts left a lasting mark on the fighting traditions of old Okinawa, and will probably always be remembered as one of the visionaries who were able to lift the veil of secrecy that once enshrouded karatedo.
	www.americanblackbeltacademy.com /ref-room/channan.htm (2094 words)

	Karatedo
		Yasutsune Itosu was born in Shuri in 1840 and died there in 1925, long before he was involved with taking karate into Okinawan public schools he had, himself, experienced superior training.
		Itosu's body bore the scars of many encounters but his mastery of karate continued.
		Itosu is credited with having created and developed, from respected ancient techniques, many of the katas performed in our karate of today.
	www.geocities.com /Tokyo/Dojo/1627/karatedo.htm (2051 words)

	Anko Itosu - TheBestLinks.com - Biography, Japan, Karate, Kata, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Anko Itosu, Biography, Japan, Karate, Kata, TheBestLinks.com:Find or fix a stub...
		Yasutsune Itosu, best known as Anko Itosu, is considered more than anyone else to be the father of modern karate.
		Gichin Funakoshi, founder of Shotokan karate, was a student of Itosu, and both Shito-ryu founder Kenwa Mabuni and Goju Ryu founder Chojun Miyagi were influenced by both Itosu and Kanryo Higaonna, though Mabuni is considered primarily an Itosu student and Miyagi primarily a student of Higaonna.
	www.thebestlinks.com /Anko_Itosu.html (202 words)

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		Anko Itosu, Funakoshi Sensei's Teacher and many other famous Instructors, was born at Yamagawa village, Shuri and from early age studied karate under Sokon Matsumura.
		Itosu's motives are obvious, but it is doubtful whether he could have envisioned the monstrous strength that Japanese militarism would attain, or the years of suffering and devastation his fellow people and homeland would suffer from it.
		On investigating Itosu's character, I found that he had been a kind but stern sort of father figure to his students, while physically, he was barrel chested, had a long beard and was the possessor of immense hidden strength.
	www.tmac-sd.com /articles/teacher_of_teachers.htm (1119 words)

	:: Itosu ::
		Anko Itosu, is considered one of the fathers of modern karate.
		Gichin Funakoshi, founder of Shotokan karate, was a student of Itosu.
		Itosu served as a secretary to the last king of the Ryukyu islands until Japan abolished the Okinawa-based native monarchy in 1879.
	homepage.eircom.net /~renshukan/itosu.htm (665 words)

	Itosu Yasutsune (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Already early Itosu was educated according to the rules of the Samurai, until 1846 when his father brought him to the Karate teacher Matsumura Sokon (called Bushi), in order to let him learn Karate there.
		In 1905 Itosu became teacher and in 1908 he wrote a letter to the ministry of education, in which he recommended to introduce Karate as constituent of the lessons at the schools of Okinawa.
		Pupil Itosus: Yabu Kentsu, Yabiku modes, Mabuni Kenwa, Gusukuma Shiroma, Chibana Choshin, Tokuda Ambun, Oshiro Choki, Motobu Choki, Shimpan Masashige, Yamagawa Choto and Funakoshi Gichin.
	www.kusunoki.de /history07_e.html (331 words)

	Kenwa Mabuni
		Itosu was a student of one of Okinawa's most famous karate masters, Sokon Matsumura (1792-1887), the forefather of Shorin-Ryu.
		Itosu took a strong liking to his young pupil and Mabuni learned some 23 kata before the elder man died.
		Itosu's death so grieved Mabuni that he built a shrine in front of the master's grave and stayed close by for a year, practicing his kata daily.
	www.waseitokai.com /kenwa.html (424 words)

	Yasutsune
		A foremost disciple of Sokon Matsumura, Yasutune "Anko" Itosu was educated in the Chinese classics and art of calligraphy and held the position of Secretary for the Administrative Office of the Ryukyu Kingdom.
		Unveiling ceremony for the monument of Yasutune "Anko" Itosu, beside his gravesite in the forest of Furushima in Mawashi on August 30, 1964.
		Anko Itosu Sensei was born in the eleventh year of Doko in Gibo, Shuri and died at the age of eighty five.
	www.okinawankarateandkobudoinstitute.com /yasutsune.htm (881 words)

	Okinawa karate & kobudo
		Itosu was a legend in his own right, and is considered by many to be the "Father of Modern Karate-do," for it was he who first systematized and organized Karate with the purpose and intent of mass instruction.
		In October of 1908 Itosu wrote his "Tode Jukun," or Ten Precepts of Tode (the "To" in Tode being another pronunciation of the same character meaning "Chinese" and "de" meaning another pronunciation for "te," or "hand"), thus drawing further attention from the ministry of education and the ministry of war.
		Itosu had lit the torch of modern Karate-do lighting the path for others, but he was growing old and the wheels of bureaucracy turned ever so slowly.
	www.karate.org.yu /articles/gichen_funakoshi1.htm (2504 words)

	Kata Pinan
		Itosu Anko, who was a sensei to schoolchildren, developed this series of kata.
		Itosu took elements from different kata, Kusanku for example, and incorporated them in the series of forms.
		Itosu was one of the most accomplished student of Soken Matsumura.
	home.drenik.net /joemilos/kata_pinan.htm (1102 words)

	Shorei Kempo Karate - Martial Arts/Weapons - shoreikempo.com
		Anko Itosu was born in the Yamagawa Village, Shuri, and became a student of Sokon "Bushi" Matsumura at a very early age.
		As an educated man well-versed in Chinese classics, Japanese classics and calligraphy, he held the position of Secretary for the Administrative Office of the Ryukyu kingdom under the last Ryukyuan king, Sho Tai, until the monarchy was dissolved in 1879.
		In April 1901, Itosu introduced karate to the physical training curriculum at the Shuri Jingo Elementary School.
	www.shoreikempo.com /history_anko_itosu.php (189 words)

	Okinawa Kenpo Karate-Do Roots
		Yatasune "Anko" Itosu ("Anko," means 'horse,' and referred to the horse stance at which Itosu was superb in demonstrating) was an educator in Shuri, a south city in Okinawa.
		Itosu taught anyone who wanted to learn, in contrast to some of the other masters, who would not permit a student to learn from more than one teacher.
		Itosu had another famous encounter with a rash young man, this one the karate instructor of a certain Okinawan school.
	dssi_karate.tripod.com /history.htm (2410 words)

	History Article
		Itosu left immediately for Naha, strode up to the 'Ude Kake She' or challenge rock, one only need to lean on the rock in the centre of town to signify the will to challenge the local champion, and slapped it.
		Itosu was responsible for the spreading of Shorin Ryu.
		Itosu on the other hand, felt it was his duty to uphold the Shorin name and when challenged did prove beyond a doubt that Shorin Ryu worked.
	www.execulink.com /~wilfrid/Articles/hist8.html (1933 words)

	History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Then, in 1901, Yasutsune "Anko" Itosu (1832-1916) began instructing karate publicly on Okinawa as part of the public schools curriculum.
		It is claimed (and may well be true) that at this time Anko Itosu simplified karate for mass consumption by school children.
		Anko Itosu was a very important figure in history as he was instructed in karate by such people as Sokon "Bushi" Matsumura (1797-1889).
	www.ovkw.com /sub_pages/history.htm (1773 words)

	Itosu Yasutsune - Kobayashi Shorin-Ryu Karate Lineage - Authentic Ancient Arts of Minnesota
		Perhaps the greatest teacher in the history of Karate, Yasutsune "Anko" Itosu simplified many of the ancient katas, created several new ones of his own, and pioneered teaching methods that would revolutionize the art by making its study easier and less dangerous for future generations.
		Well-educated in Chinese and Japanese literature, Itosu served as a translator to Sho Tai, the last of the Ryukyuan kings, until Sho Tai's fall from power in 1879.
		Itosu created the original Pinan (peaceful mind) katas, shodan through godan, practiced today in various forms by virtually all Shorin-ryu styles.
	www.aaakaratemn.com /pages/l-itosuyasutsune.htm (233 words)

	Maryland Shido-Kan Shorin Ryu Karate - Heritage
		Anko Itosu was born in the Yamagawa Village, Shuri, and became a student of Sokon "Bushi" Matsumura at a very early age.
		As an educated man well-versed in Chinese classics, Japanese classics and calligraphy, he held the position of Secretary for the Administrative Office of the Ryukyu kingdom under the last Ryukyuan king, Sho Tai, until the monarchy was dissolved in 1879.
		At the age of 34, Chibana opened a dojo in Torihori and taught Itosu's karate as it was taught to him by Itosu.
	www.kokoro-karate.com /index.cfm?page=14 (1175 words)

	YKKF-India History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Masters Anko Itosu and Kanryo Higashionna were the foremost Karate instructors in Okinawa.
		Anko Itosu developed the Shuri-te school and Kanryo Higashonna developed Naha-te school of Karate.
		Chojun Miyagi who was Kanryo Higashionna foremost student later established Goju Ryu in 1927-28.Choshin Chibana who was a student of Anko Itosu named his style Shorin Ryu in 1933.
	www.ykkfindia.org /History.htm (1011 words)

	Beikoku Shidokan Association, Iha Dojo
		Anko Itosu taught karate at the Shuri Jinjo Elementary School as an extra-curricular activity.
		Anko Itosu taught karate at the Okinawa Prefectural Middle School (later called the Okinawa Prefecture Dai-ichi Middle School) where Chomo Hanashiro was the chief instructor.
		On August 30, 1964, Choshin Chibana erected a monument for Anko Itosu beside the master's gravesite in the forest of Furushima in Mawashi to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Itosu's death.
	www.ihadojo.com /Origins (1890 words)

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