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	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.
		Kenwa Mabuni died in 1952, and he is succeeded by his sons Kenei and Kenzo.
		Other schools of Shito-ryu developed after the death of Kenwa Mabuni, including Hayashi-ha karate, as the death of a founder, or sōke, is typically the source of some dispute as to the "heir" or leader of a given school.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Shito_ryu (806 words)

	Shitoryu History. Master Kyoshi Shoko Sato's Official Website (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The founder (Ryuso) of karate-do Shito-ryu, Kenwa Mabuni was born on November 14, 1889 in Shuri, Okinawa.
		Kenwa Mabuni himself was a physically weak child; however, his family members often told him stories about his famous ancestors and he dreamed of becoming physically controlling.
		Kenwa Mabuni and Chojun Miyagi became the permanent instructors of the club as the youngest members.
	www.shokosato.com /shitoryu.htm (555 words)

	History of Shito-ryu
		Kenwa Mabuni was born on the island of Okinawa in 1889.
		Mabuni was a descendent of the Okinawan warrior class whose ancestors served the Okinawan lords for hundreds of years.
		Because of his contribution to Japanese culture and society, Kenwa Mabuni was bestowed by the emperor the family crest (mon) of the circle with four bars.
	www.pacifickarate.com /oki.html (482 words)

	Spartanburg SC \| GoUpstate.com \| Spartanburg Herald-Journal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Kenwa Mabuni was a peer of Funakoshi Gichin (founder of Shotokan).
		Kenwa Mabuni, Motobu Choki and other Okinawans were actively teaching karate in Japan prior to this point when Gichin Funakoshi 'officially' brought karate from Okinawa to mainland Japan
		Born in Shuri on Okinawa in 1889, Mabuni Sensei was a descendant of the famous Onigusukini Samurai family.
	www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Kenwa_Mabuni (780 words)

	Shitoryu History, Cont. Master Kyoshi Shoko Sato's Official Website (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Chojun Miyagi and Kenwa Mabuni had an opportunity to demonstrate and to explain Jigoro Kano the techniques of Karate-Do.
		Kenwa Mabuni was the first to introduce the concept of Bunkai kumite and Hokei Kumite, which demonstrated the purpose and showed the correct use for each Kata The final result of proper Kata and Kumite training is the ability to apply karate-do techniques in free Kumite.
		Due to the efforts of Manzo Iwata (one of the best students of Kenwa Mabuni and future chairman of Japanese Shito-kai Karate-do Federation) the Eastern branch, centered in Tokyo, was organized in November 1960.
	www.shokosato.com /shitoryu2.htm (774 words)

	History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Mabuni Kenwa was a student of both grandmasters, and out of respect for his teachers named his style of Karate ‘Shito Ryu’.
		Mabuni thrived in karate, becoming a strong and talented student known for his ability as well as his hunger for greater knowledge.
		Mabuni’s son Kenzo inherited his fathers title of soke (originator) in 1952, and carries on his father’s karate in its true, unaltered state, known as Seito (orthodox) Shito Ryu.
	www.eskimo.com /~fkronin/history.htm (651 words)

	A Brief History of Shito
		Mabuni Kenwa taught many great practitioners who in turn taught other well known and respected modern practitioners, including Demura Fumio, Hayashi Teruo and Kuniba Shojyo, and the spread of Shito Ryu Karate is now worldwide.
		Mabuni Kenei had long left the family and lived in Tokyo where, although he had no formal karate training with his father, had established the Shito Kai with Iwata Manzo (one of the five to receive a Shihan Menjo from Mabuni Kenwa).
		Mabuni Kenzo had begun his karate training with his father at the age of 14 and continued diligently until his father's death in 1952.
	www.shitoryucanada.com /history.html (773 words)

	MSISSHINRYU.COM \| Masters: Kenwa Mabuni
		In 1902, at the age of 13, Kenwa Mabuni was taken to the most famous martial artist in Shuri, master Anko Itosu, to improve his health.
		Mabuni was introduced to Higaonna, by his friend, Chojun Miyagi (who went on to become the founder of Goju-Ryu karate).
		Mabuni trained in Kobudo, with the most important master on the isle, Sensei Sakumoto, and then with Master Aragaki expertise in the use of the Bo and the Sai; accomplishing mastery in the usage of the Bo, Sai, Tonfa, Kama y Nunchaku.
	www.msisshinryu.com /masters/mabuni (692 words)

	History of Shito Ryu Karate-do
		Mabuni Kenwa was born in Shuri, the 17th generation descendant of one of the bravest warriors of Okinawan nobility.
		By 1918, Mabuni had become an important figure in the martial arts community and was respected by his peers.
		It was later in the same year that Mabuni was to have the great honor of demonstrating his martial art in the presence of Prince Kuni and Prince Kacho at the Okinawa Normal School.
	www.geocities.com /cruzkarate/History1.html (383 words)

	HISTORY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Mabuni was around 27 years of age when both Itosu and Higashionna died, both dying within one year of each other.
		After Mabuni Kenwa died, Shito-ryu was kept alive by his students but in five different organizations: Shito-kai, Seishin Kai (formed by Master Kuniba), Itosu-kai (established by Master Ryusho Sakagami), Kempo-kai (established by Kanei Uechi), and Shuko-kai (established by Chojiro Tani).
		The Karate-do Shito-kai was formed by Mabuni Kenei, the oldest son of Mabuni Kenwa, along with Manzo Iwata, a student of Mabuni Kenzo.
	members.aol.com /adriandragon/history.htm (678 words)

	Soke Kenei Mabuni. Master Kyoshi Shoko Sato's Official Website (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Mabuni Kenei was born on February 13, 1918 in Shuri Okinawa.
		He is the first born of 3 children of Master Mabuni Kenwa, founder of Shito-ryu Karate-do.
		Shortly after Master Mabuni Kenwa's sudden death from a heart attack on May 23, 1952, Mabuni Kenei succeeded his father as the Second Soke, or 2nd designated Master of the style.
	www.shokosato.com /kenei.htm (409 words)

	M.A.S.K.online [history]
		Kenwa Mabuni was the 17th generation of Kenyu Oshiro, one of the bravest warriors of the Ryukyu Kingdom.
		Mabuni learnt from 2 renowned masters in Karate-Do history, Ankoh Itosu of Shuri and Kanryo Higaonna of Naha.
		Mabuni enjoyed the priviledge of learning from great masters, unlike his contemporaries who learnt from one master, either Itosu or Higaonna.
	members.tripod.com /~MASKDojo/history.html (437 words)

	Jikishin-Kai: Kenzo Mabuni Soke
		Soke Kenzo Mabuni was the son of the founder of SHITO-RYU KARATE-DO, the late KENWA MABUNI.
		KENZO MABUNI was born on May 30, 1927 at Akahira-Machi, Shuri City in Okinawa.
		In April of 1994, Kenzo Mabuni conducted seminars in Albany, New York and Phoenix, Arizona.
	www.jikishin-kai.com /mabunibio.htm (583 words)

	Martial Arts Biography - Kenwa Mabuni
		Kenwa Mabuni (1889 - 1952) was born in Shuri, Okinawa and was a weak, frail child.
		Mabuni first trained with Itosu, from age 13 to 27, with whom he became proficient with such weapons as the bo and sai.
		Kenwa Mabuni's synthesis of the teachings of many of the greatest martial artists of his time resulted in an extraordinarily extensive system of 54 kata.
	www.usadojo.com /biographies/kenwa-mabuni.htm (575 words)

	Martial Arts Systems and Styles - Shito-Ryu
		Mabuni started karate training at the age of 13 under Anko Itosu (1830-1915), the man who organized early karate in the Okinawan school system.
		In fact, shudokan headmaster Toyama questioned Mabuni and others about their use of what he called "funny-sounding names." Mabuni countered at giving the style a name would not only satisfy the Butokukai, but would give people something they could identify with and feel a part of.
		Among Mabuni's earliest students was Kanei Uechi (not to be confused with Kambum Uechi's son of the same name), who by 1935 was also teaching in Osaka.
	www.usadojo.com /styles/about-shito-ryu.htm (1327 words)

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		Mabuni Sensei began studying karate under Itosu Yasutune when he was 13.
		Mabuni, along with Chojun Miyagi and others, was also able to study White Crane Kung Fu from Woo Yin Gue (Go Ken Ki).
		Mabuni Kenwa died on May 23, 1952 at the age of 63.
	www.geocities.com /mah108/shito.html (409 words)

	Kenwa Mabuni
		It was founded by Kenwa Mabuni (1889-1952), who, like most of karate's old masters, was descended from Okinawa's so-called warrior (bushi) class or aristocracy.
		Mabuni, a respected police officer on Okinawa, had made several trips to Japan after Gichin Funakoshi introduced karate there in 1922.
		Mabuni spent most of his time in Osaka, where he taught at various dojo, including the Seishinkai, the school of Kosei Kuniba.
	www.waseitokai.com /kenwa.html (424 words)

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		It was founded by Kenwa Mabuni (1889-1952), descendent of a Okinawan warrior family, specifically Kenio Oshiro.
		Master Mabuni, like other famous martial arts masters, is said to have been a physically weak child who took up the study of the martial arts in an effort strengthen himself.
		Master Mabuni's school of karate was formally organized in Osaka, Japan in 1934, and officially named Shito-ryu in 1939.
	www.vashitokai.com /page4.html (348 words)

	OSI KARATE
		Mabuni resided in Osaka until 1952, devoting his entire existence to promoting his Shito school of Karate.
		Mr Chojiro Tani was born in Kobe, Japan in 1921 and began studying the art of Karate during Junior High School at the Gojo School of Karate with Master Chojun Miyagi.
		He entered Doshisha University in 1940 and furthered his studies of karate under the direction of Kenwa Mabuni, and became one of his main students.
	www.osi.uio.no /karate/mershito.php (1254 words)

	Shudo-Kan
		KENWA MABUNI (1889-1952) was born in the Shuri province of Okinawa.
		Kenwa was born into a great and noble warrior family.
		Mabuni legend has it that he was so grief stricken, at the loss of the great master, that he built a shine near Itosu’s grave.
	members.aol.com /shudokanspfld/shitoryu.html (826 words)

	Ryuso Kenwa Mabuni's Katas, Sensei Tanzadeh Shitoryu Karate Do Cyber Academy
		Kenwa Mabuni was born in November 14, 1889 in Shuri, Okinawa.
		By the late 1920's the Japanese, who were the military masters of the subordinate Okinawa, were screaming for karate masters to teach them the art of "empty hand." Kenwa Mabuni went to Osaka in 1930 and began to teach his composite Shuri/Naha karate to the Japanese.
		What Mabuni had physically developed was an unusual body dynamic wherein the martial artist was completed enveloped in a cloud of commitment disregarding protection in order to develop the power of complete killing strikes.
	www.shitokai.com /newsletter/mabuni-katas.php (824 words)

	Shito-Ryu
		The founder of Shito Ryu was Kenwa Mabuni.
		Kenwa Mabuni was born on Okinawa in 1889 and died in 1957.
		Kenwa Mabuni originally named his style "HANKO RYU" meaning "Half-Hard Style", but, later changed it to reflect the deep respect he felt towards his two great masters, ITOSU and HIGAONNA.
	www.genbu-kai.com /Shitoryu.html (1112 words)

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		Born in 1893, Kenwa Mabuni was the 17
		Mabuni was keenly aware of the accomplishments of his ancestors and wanting to overcome poor health, began Karate training intensively at the age of 13.
		In 1929 Kenwa Mabuni made a permanent move to Osaka to teach at universities and police departments.
	www.btbmartialarts.com.au /toppage2.htm (995 words)

	History - Shito Ryu Sosa Kai Karate Do (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		It was founded by Kenwa Mabuni (1889-1952), who was a descendent of Okinawa’s warrior (bushi) class or aristocracy.
		Among Mabuni’s earliest students was Kenei Uechi (not to be confused with Kambum Uechi’s son of the same name), who by 1935 was also teaching in Osaka.
		Eldest son Kenei Mabuni was responsible for the teaching of Shito-Ryu in the Western Hemisphere.
	www.bushido-kai.ca /Karatedo.html (783 words)

	ADIRONDACK SHITO-RYU KARATE - Home
		KENWA MABUNI (1889-1952), the founder of Shito-ryu, was a master of both karate and kobudo and was born and raised in Shuri, Okinawa.
		Mabuni Sensei was ichiban-deshi of Itosu Sensei, from whom he learned Shuri-te (Shorin-ryu), succeeding him as the second master of Itosu-Kai on the latter's death in 1915.
		Mabuni Sensei had an insatiable appetite for kata, studying with masters such as Arakaki Kamadeunchu (1840-1918), with Gokenki, a Chinese teacher of White Crane; and with Tawada and Soeishi Senseis.
	www.adkshitoryukarate.com (1925 words)

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		In 1927 and 1928 Mabuni taught these kata to the senior members of the Shotokan group [it wasn't called Shotokan until 1936] in Tokyo when Funakoshi, Konishi and Mabuni were training altogether and sharing ideas.
		Ultimately, Mabuni was not given the recognition he deserved as a substantial contributor to the development of the Shotokan system of karate.
		Finally, Mabuni sensei was a conduit and preserver of many of Okinawa's unique karate kata that today form the basis of Shotokan's advanced repertoire of kata.
	www.yamazato-videos.com /Shito_Ryu.cfm (1579 words)

	Shitoryu Karate Do History, Manzo Iwata (1924-1993). All Iran Shitoryu Karate Do Association
		It was during this time Master Mabuni felt Manzo Iwata would be suited more to the shorter staff-art of Jojutsu and encouraged him to seek instruction from Master Seiko Fujita, a longtime friend of Master Mabuni's from the early 1930's.
		Mabuni sensei included many of these positive aspects in the development and teaching of his Shito-ryu Karate especially in the Gyaku-waza (reverse techniques), and Nage-waza (throwing techniques).
		After the unexpected death of Grandmaster Kenwa Mabuni on May 23, 1952, Kenei Mabuni (the first born son) was appointed as the second 'Soke' of Shito-ryu Karate-do and maintained the Kansai headquarters in Osaka, while Master Manzo Iwata was Kanto Districtl President of the Nihon Karate-do Kai Shito-ryu sytem in November of 1960.
	www.shitokai.net /iwata.php (959 words)

	KarateTips \| Masters of karate
		Kenwa Mabuni (1889-1952) is the founder of the Shito-ryu style of Karate.
		Mabuni was born in Shuri, Okinawa, the son of a 17th generation Samurai called the Bushi (warrior) class.
		Kenwa Mabuni (1887-1952), the Shito-Ryu founder, was a student of both Yasutsune "Anko" Itosu and Kanryu Higashionna.
	www.karatetips.com /articles/masters-of-karate.asp (5693 words)

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