Shorin-ryu
Shorin (小林) -Ryu is one of the major modern Okinawa styles of karate and one of the oldest styles. It was named Shorin-ryu in 1933 by Choshin Chibana, a top student of the great master of Shuri-te, Anko Itosu. The system itself however is much older. The 2 characters in Shorin (小林), meaning “small” and “forest”respectively, are also used in the Chinese and Japanese words for Shaolin Kung Fu. Shorin-Ryu adjusts elements of the traditional fighting styles of Shuri-Te. Shorin ryu karate combines swift, fast techniques based on the strategy of evasion and at the same time attacking to sensitive points of the body with hits.