Founder of Shito-ryu. Born in Okinawa where he learnt
Shuri-te from Ankoh Itosu and
Naha-te from Kanryu Higashionna. He also studied White
Crane Ch'uan Fa from a Chinese merchant and some weapon forms from Arakaki.
Sensei Mabuni first started teaching in Japan in the 1920's when he moved to Osaka. He was calling
his style Hanko-ryu (Half-hard style) but changed it to Shito-ryu in the 1930's.
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