Between 1905 and 1915, Itosu Sensei was a part-time Karate instructor at the Okinawan Dai Ichi High School.

This book looks at the development of each Okinawan style and describes the techniques which comprise the various methods of self defence. Okinawan karate is the historical grandparent of karate styles practised throughout the world today. Okinawan Karate: Teachers, Styles and Secret Techniques (Martial Arts) | Mark Bishop | ISBN: 9780713650839 | Kostenloser Versand für alle Bücher mit Versand und Verkauf duch Amazon. At the age of 20 he went to Fuzhou in Fujian Province, China, to escape Japanese military conscription. Okinawan kobudō arts are thought by some to be the forerunner of the bare hand martial art of karate, [citation needed] and several styles of that art include some degree of Okinawan kobudō training as part of their curriculum. He was a leading figure of Chinese Nanpa Shorin-ken at that time. Shōrin-ryū (少林流) is one of the major modern Okinawan martial arts and is one of the oldest styles of karate.It was named by Choshin Chibana in 1933, but the system itself is much older. The characters 少林, meaning "small" and "forest" respectively and pronounced "shōrin" in Japanese, are also used in the Chinese and Japanese words for Shaolin. In addition to the three early te styles of karate a fourth Okinawan influence is that of Kanbun Uechi (1877–1948). These are divided into the "Shorin" group, the kobudo and ti styles, and styles based on Chinese boxing systems. Similarly, it is not uncommon to see an occasional kick or other empty-hand technique in an Okinawan kobudō kata. An Okinawan by the name of Tode Sakugawa (1733-1815) has often been identified as the father of Okinawan karate. This style of Okinawa karate, which is very popular all over the world, was created by the great master Tejun Miagi.Upon his death the most senior disciple Meitoku Yagi (1912 - 2003) became his heir and successor. Shobayashi-ryu (少林流) (Shōrin-ryū) is a style of Okinawan Shorin-ryu karate founded by Eizo Shimabukuro.Eizo Shimabukuro (1925-2017) dropped the Chatan Yara no Kusanku and the Oyadamari no Passai he learned from Chotoku Kyan and he added Kusanku Sho and Dai and Passai Sho and Dai of Yasutsune Itosu lineage. Both styles are derived from similar Chinese martial traditions. This was the first step for the popularization of modern Okinawan Karate.

The following are the teachings of Itosu Sensei: While there he studied under Shushiwa. He devoted his entire life to the spread of Shuri style Karate and ended his 85 year long life in 1915.
In accordance with ancient traditions he was officially appointed the Head of the style and received his karategi and belt from Tedyun Miagi's family. Naha-Te seems to have more of the soft-techniques and emphasis on breathing and control of Chi or Ki (intrinsic energy).