Chōshin Chibana (知花 朝信, Chibana Chōshin, 5 June 1885 – 26 February 1969) was an Okinawan martial artist who developed Shorin-ryū karate based on what he had learned from Ankō Itosu.

Choshin Chibana was an Okinawan martial artist who developed Shorin-ryu karate based on what he learned from Anko Itosu. Choshin Chibana was also called the “Last Warrior of Shuri”.

Hanshi Choshin Chibana, was a 10th dan Okinawan martial artist who developed Shorin-ryu karate on what he had learned from Anko Itosu. He was the last of the pre-World War II karate masters, also called the "Last Warrior of Shuri”.

Chibana Choshin, the originator of shorin-ryu ("the small forest style") was born on June 5, 1885, at Tottori-cho in Shuri City, Okinawa. He began training with Itosu "Ankoh" in 1900, after dropping out of the Okinawa Kenritsu Dai-Ichi Chu-gakko (high school). He was then 15 years old.

The following article is composed from different quotes and teachings of the late Shuri-te Karate expert Chibana Choshin (1885-1969), founder of the Kobayashi-ryu (Kobayashi Shorin-ryu) style of Karate (one of the most widely practised in Okinawa today).

Chosin Chibana Sensei taught that the Naihanchi kata are the basic kata of the Shorin-Ryu system. In fact, when he began his study of karate under Anko Itosu in 1900, Chibana Sensei was required to practice the Naihanchi Shodan kata around 200 times each day, seven days a …

Chosin Chibana was born in Shuri on June 5, 1886, into a modest family in Tottori-cho (Shuri City, Okinawa). As a boy, he worked in the fields to help with his family’s livelihood. He attended Okinawa Prefectual Grammer School.

CHIBANA, Chosin (1887-1969) Chibana was an Okinawan martial artist who developed Shorin-ryu karate based on what he had learned from Anko Itosu. Chibana was the last of the pre-World War karate masters, also called the "Last Warrior of Shuri."

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.

Scott Hayes Karate Studio Okinawan Shorin-Ryu Karate-do and Ryukyu Kobudo CHOSIN CHIBANA First 10th Degree Black Belt in Shorin-Ryu Karate-Do Chosin Chibana was born in Shuri on June 5, 1886, into a modest family. As a boy, he worked in the fields to help with his families livlihood. He attended Okinawa Prefectual Grammer School.