Rare Karate styles
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...