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千唐流 (Chitō-Ryū, Chito-Ryu, or Chitoryu) is a style of karate founded by Tsuyoshi Chitose.
Here's the meaning of each character of the title:
千 = 1000
唐 = China (literally Tang, as in Tang Dynasty).
流 = Style or School.
Together, Chito-Ryu means “1,000 [year old] Chinese style.”
I will leave it up to you whether this is of Japanese or Okinawan style. The title certainly suggests roots traced back to China.
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古武道 is the title for Kubudo, which can be defined as Okinawan weapons fighting.
The literal translation would be something like “Old Martial Way.” The last two characters are often translated as “martial arts” so “Old Martial Arts” is another possible translation.
Please note that even though these are Chinese characters and can be pronounced in Chinese, this is a Japanese-only title. It is not often used nor understood in Chinese. So please consider this to only be appropriate for a Japanese audience.
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上地流 or Uechi-Ryū is the short name for a traditional style of Okinawan karate.
Uechi-Ryū is named after its creator, Kanbun Uechi. Uechi was an Okinawan man who left at the age of 19 for China to study Chinese martial arts and medicine.
The meaning of this title is “Uechi Flow,” “Uechi Style,” or “Uechi School.” Although, the name 上地 or Uechi can mean “higher stages of practice” in the Buddhist context. Therefore, you can stretch the meaning to be “Higher-Stages-of-Practice Style.”
三戦 is a title that literally means “three battles/conflicts/wars.”
三戦 is often figuratively used to relay the idea of a battle to unify the mind, body, and spirit.
Original usage likely comes from Fujian province in Southern China (just across from Taiwan).
This title is used in various schools such as Okinawan Karate, Uechi-Ryū, Gōjū-Ryū, Fujian White Crane, and Five Ancestors among others.
Everything will be all right, it will all work out one way or another
なんくるないさ or Nankurunaisa means “Everything will be all right” and/or “It will all work out one way or another.”
なんくるないさ is an Okinawan (琉球 / Ryūkyū Islands) word written in Japanese.
You might see this romanized with breaks like nankurunai-sa or nankuru-nai-sa. It's the same word either way. However, there is a separate word, なんくるない, in there which is nankurunai, translated as “Don't worry, be happy.” The “sa” or さ part indicates an assertion or interjection.
Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Hiragana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.
なんくるない or nankurunai is an Okinawan word, written in Japanese that means “Don't worry, be happy.”
沖縄/Okinawa and/or the 琉球/Ryūkyū Islands have a more laid-back “island style” approach to life. So the nankurunai idea is a perfect match for that lifestyle.
Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Hiragana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.
沖縄剛柔館 is the martial arts style Okinawan Gojukan or Okinawan Goju-Kan.
The meaning is “Okinawa hardness [and] softness hall.”
沖縄 = Okinawa.
剛 = Hard, firm, or strong.
柔 = Soft, softness, flexible, supple, yielding, gentleness, or pliant.
館 = Hall, building, school room, or an alternate word for a dojo.
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Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Chito-Ryu | 千唐流 | chi tou ryuu chitouryuu chi to ryu | ||
Kobudo | 古武道 | ku bu dou / kubudou / ku bu do | gǔ wǔ dào gu3 wu3 dao4 gu wu dao guwudao | ku wu tao kuwutao |
Ryukyu Kobujutsu | 琉球古武術 | ryuukyuukobujutsu ryukyukobujutsu | ||
Uechi-Ryu Karate-Do | 上地流空手道 | ue chi ryuu kara te dou uechiryuukaratedou ue chi ryu kara te do | ||
Uechi-Ryu | 上地流 | ue chi ryuu uechiryuu ue chi ryu | ||
Sanchin | 三戦 | san sen / sansen | sān zhàn / san1 zhan4 / san zhan / sanzhan | san chan / sanchan |
Okinawa Karate | 沖縄空手 | oki nawa kara te okinawakarate | chōng shéng kōng shǒu chong1 sheng2 kong1 shou3 chong sheng kong shou chongshengkongshou | ch`ung sheng k`ung shou chungshengkungshou chung sheng kung shou |
Shorei-Ryu | 昭霊流 | shou rei ryuu shoureiryuu sho rei ryu | ||
Okinawan Kobudo | 沖縄古武道 | oki nawa ko bu dou okinawakobudou oki nawa ko bu do | ||
Nankurunaisa | なんくるないさ | nan ku ru nai sa nankurunaisa | ||
Don't Worry, Be Happy | なんくるない | nan ku ru nai nankurunai | ||
Okinawa Kenpo | 沖縄拳法 | okinawa kenpou okinawakenpou okinawa kenpo | ||
Okinawan Goju-Kan | 沖縄剛柔館 沖縄刚柔馆 | okinawa gou juu kan okinawagoujuukan okinawa go ju kan | ||
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. |
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