Isshin-ryū

Isshin-Ryū (一心流, Isshin-ryū) is a style of Okinawan karate created by Tatsuo Shimabuku (島袋 龍夫) in approximately 1947/1948 (and named its present name on January 15, 1956). Isshin-Ryū karate is largely a synthesis of Shorin-ryū karate, Gojū-ryū karate, and kobudō. The name means, literally, "one heart method" (as in "wholehearted" or "complete"). In 1989 there were 336 branches of Isshin-ryū throughout the world (as recorded by the IWKA), most of which were concentrated in the United States.

This article is about the modern school of karate. For traditional Japanese school of wielding the kusarigama, see Isshin-ryū kusarigamajutsu.
Isshin-Ryu
The kanji for Isshin-Ryū Karate-Do
Country of origin Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
CreatorShimabuku Tatsuo
ParenthoodShorin-ryū, Gojū-ryū, Kobudō
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