Chosin Chibana was a native of Torihori village,
Shuri. After being turned away twice, he started karate training
with
Anko Itosu at the age of 15. Chibana stayed with Itosu,
his only instructor, for 13 years.
At the age of 34, Chibana opened a dojo in Torihori and taught
Itosu's karate as it was taught to him by Itosu.
Chibana named Itosu's karate Shorin-ryu in 1935, adopting the
Chinese characters that literally mean "small wood" (these characters
may also be pronounced Kobayashi).
Kata
Chosin Chibana is credited with creating the Kihon (basic)
katas (Kihon Kata 1, Kihon Kata 2, Kihon Kata 3, Kihon Kata
4, Kihon Kata 5) used in Shorin-ryu as the first katas taught
to students.
*from
Original Okinawan Karate
