INTERNATIONAL SHURIWAY KARATE & KOBUDO SOCIETY

 

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.

Meaning of the Name

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), from where To-de is commonly thought to have sprung.
RYU: is the Japanese word for style.

Courtesy International Chito-Ryu Karate-Do Federation