Bujutsu Quest

 Nowadays, many different styles of Karate like Goju ryu, Shorin ryu, Shito ryu, etc exist. But what are the origins of these styles? Where did they really come from? Did all of these styles come from one person? To understand this, you would need to go back in time by a few hundred years. In this article, we will take a look at the history of Karate from an ancient indigenous martial art known as Ti to more modern full contact styles such as Kyokushin. Ti 手 - No exact year Martial arts on Okinawa began with Ti, the martial art of Okinawan kings and nobles. The origin of Ti does not have an exact date, so it's safe to say that it's been around for a long time (way before 1300's). Unlike Karate, Ti is an unrooted and "liberated" martial art. Ti consists of various stepping methods, joint locks, takedowns and also use of various weaponry. Contrary to popular belief, aspects like Muchimi (stickiness) did not originate from Ti. Unlike most martial arts today, Ti is no...

This is a list of older Okinawan karate styles with their kanji and some basic information about them. These styles are part of bigger categories such as Shuri te, Naha te, Ti and Chinese boxing. Some of these styles have strict policies, so only I added in some basic information about them. I also didn't have the kanji for all of them. Touon ryu 東恩流  - Naha te Founded by Juhatsu Kyoda, a student of Kanryo Higaonna.Touon ryu consists of 6 empty hand kata and 2 weapon kata. Kyoda learned Kanryo Higaonna's full system. Kanryo's system consisted of Sanchin, Seisan, Sanseru and Bechurin. Touon ryu only passes on 3 of 4 kata from Kanryo Higaonna. Kyoda learned Seisan from Kanryo and his cousin, Kanyu, Kyoda only passed on Kanyu Higaonna's Seisan. Kyoda also learned Jion from Kentsu Yabu and Nepai from Gokenki.  Touon ryu is a much lighter and faster style in comparison to Goju ryu. Kanryo Higaonna was known for his strong kicking techniques, which are also passed on in Touon...