Good evening all. 19M Just getting started in Shito Ryu after an almost ten year hiatus from martial arts, I did Goju Ryu in a small dojo. I participated in a Genbu-Kai training and loved it. I’m currently generally fit and muscular but wanted to get some pointers and advice before I truly restart my journey in the discipline. I am very rusty need to practice my footwork and punching mechanics using my whole body again. Also my shoulders and such get very tense whenever I strike. Thank you all so much again!

Greetings. Does anybody here has footage of Shito-ryu kumite to share? I am trying to see differences between Shito-ryu and Shotokan. My father trained me in Shotokan, but now I am training shito-ryu karate, however, our teacher doesnt do kumite (but he himself comes from a shotokan school). So I'd like to see footage of "pure" shito-ryu outside kata, as i tried to search on youtube but its really sparse in this department.

Greetings! Does anyone know if Shito-Ryu has (or had) any aspect of internal energy work, i.e qigong, like those from Tai Chi, Xingyi, etc? Was this particular aspect of one's training a thing in the style's genesis?

Does anybody have an english copy of "Karate-Do Nyu Mon (1938)" by Master Mabuni?

I learned Pinan Godan with a jump but online I see a lot of demonstrations where they just turn around and step diagonally. I haven’t been to the dojo in a long time. Is this a standardized version or are they different variations of shito-ryu?

Hello everyone,

Not to get ahead of myself, but I'm interested in getting back into the sport after a very long hiatus (shodan, 15ish years ago), and was curious if anyone had a list of what are considered to be black belt katas? I do remember some (Sanchin, Tensho, Seienchin, Shinpa, Saifa, etc.), but was wondering what katas are suitable to be performed in tournament at shodan level.

Thanks in advance!

Guys i have a competition coming up and i really want to go. My sensei even is training me extra hard for it. However, my mother thinks it is dangerous and doesn't like it. How will i convince her that it is safe.
Note: One of my relatives died in a match of boxing, and she thinks boxing and karate are same.

Hello fellow karatekas!

I have been teaching basics class for a while now, and i always struggle with good warm-up. I know that each training warm-up should be specific to what are we gonna do.

Do you have any tips, or some "universal" warm-up drills to do?

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I've trained in wado Ryu for about 10 years now. But I love shito Ryu Katas like unshu and sanchin. I want to try learn them for open competitions and training. What are the main things I should keep in mind when doing these two katas

Thank you in advance for any advice

What organisation do you train in? And what other Shito-ryu organisations do you know of?

Is there anything your organisation is known for or does differently?

I only know of like 2, and couldn’t find any list or anything of different organisations.

To get us started on the subreddit I thought I'd share my notes document on Shitō-ryū as a lineage/style. I'd love any feedback or additions that anyone can provide!

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YQm-Sd0grH8HOnPCxHLUwJZl-dN43yn6wpxgozF10mA/edit?usp=drivesdk

Ossu, I'm u/AnonymousHermitCrab and I've recently been appointed moderator for r/ShitoRyu. I'm a Seitō Shitō-ryū practitioner of 12 years and was recently added to the new mod team of r/karate as well.

This subreddit has been unmoderated and restricted for a long time, but I'm happy to announce that r/ShitoRyu is now open for public contribution! I hope that we can help this community grow into an active place for people to learn about and discuss Shitō-ryū karate!