Below is a preliminary list of links to additional information on the Ryukyuan Unarmed Martial Arts.
Those of you who are checking out the other Okinawan Martial Arts (OMA) Forums will notice that this list is considerably shorter than the others.
When doing initial research I found a plethora of "official sites" for the various ryuha of the Ryukyuan Unarmed Martial Arts. Obviously, I am not in a position to judge the veracity of the claims on all of these sites.
The 4 sites on my list were selected because I know the folks who run them and can validate their claims. I would like to do the same for everyone. So I'd ask a bit of help from each of you.
Please provide me with the official links for each of the following ryuha (listed in no particular order) ...
<li> Goju-ryu (main line and off-shoots)
<li> Uechi-ryu (main line and off-shoots)
<li> Kobayashi Shorin-ryu (main line and off-shoots)
<li> Shobayashi Shorin-ryu (main line and off-shoots)
<li> Matsubayashi Shorin-ryu
<li> Matusmura Orthodox Shorin-ryu
<li> Isshin-ryu
As far as I know, these are the "major" Okinawan ryuha. If I've forgotten any, major or minor, no slight was intended. My knowledge is certainly not all-inclusive. Please feel free to modify this list as necessary.
It is my intention to create as comprehensive a list as possible to refer to as a FAQ of sorts. For now, I'd like to restrain this list to ryuha only. So, for the moment, let's save URLs to western organizations and loose affiliations for another thread.
Thanks,
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Doug Daulton
Moderator
Okinawan Martial Arts
<b>LINKS: Ryukyuan Unarmed Martial Arts</b><font size="2"><ul type="disc"><li><a href="http://http://www.okinawakaratedo.com/">http://www.okinawakaratedo.com <br>(replaces Kenkyujo.com: The Okinawan Budo Research Center</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.matsubayashi-ryu.com/">World Matsubayashi-ryu Karate-do Associaton</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.kenkyukai.net/">Matsubayashi-ryu Kenkukai (Research Society)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.shinjinbukan.com/">Shinjinbukan: Onaga Yoshimitsu - Uchideshi of Higa Yuchoku</a></li>
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[Edited by Doug Daulton on 11-01-2000 at 08:54 AM]