The Shito-Ryu Shukokai was firstly known as Tani-Ha Shito Ryu Shukokai and it is on of the most famous and dynamic karate schools to be developed after the 1948. The Japanese roots of Shukokai were centred in the universities of Osaka and Kyoto and their students defined the school as a competitive style, fast and powerful. The Shukokai born from Chojiro Tani’s mind.

Master Tani studied Goju Ryu for roughly 10 years until he met Master Kenwa Mabuni, the famous founder of Shito Ryu. Master Tani became an deeply studied this fast and fluid style and when Master Mabuni died the “inheritance diploma” of the school passed to M.Tani. He was fascinated by the science and the mechanics of the body and movements, and after many experimentations and brilliant studies he reshaped the kicks and punches methods of Shito Ry to maximize and make benefits form the pliometric contraction of the muscles. The hip movement was emphasized and the famous double hip movement, typical of Shukokai to perform the strikes, developed, giving to the style its explosive power.