INTERNATIONAL SHURIWAY KARATE & KOBUDO SOCIETY

 

CHITO RYU CREST

Chito Ryu Crest

  • The centre circle represents the sun.
  • The outer circle represents the universe.
  • The five lines on the left and right are hands.
  • The crest as a whole means: by studying Chito-Ryu Karate-Do the people of the world are making a pledge of peace to come together hand in hand.

O'Sensei was told by Arigaki Sensei that Karate-do originated approximately one thousand years ago in China. Based on this, O'Sensei named his style 'Chito-Ryu', according to the origins of Karate-do.

CHI means 'one thousand'.
TO refers to China's Tang dynasty (618-907), which is from where To-de (later became known as Karate-do) is commonly thought to have sprung.
RYU is the Japanese word for style.

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Courtesy International Chito-Ryu Karate-Do Federation

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