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| Also known as | Yoshukan, Chito-Kai |
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| Focus | Striking |
| Hardness | Full contact |
| Country of origin |  Japan |
| Creator | Mamoru Yamamoto |
| Famous practitioners | Mike Foster, Cheryl Wheeler-Dixon |
| Parenthood | Chito-ryu |
| Ancestor arts | Shorin-ryu, Shorei-ryu, Chinese martial arts, indigenous martial arts of the Ryūkyū Islands (Naha-te, Shuri-te, Tomari-te) |
| Olympic sport | In 2020 olympics karate will be a sport |
Yoshukai (養秀会, Yōshūkai) is a Japanese style of Karate–dō. Karate-do. Karate-do translates as "Way of the Empty Hand." The three kanji (Japanese symbols) that make up the word Yoshukai literally translate as "Training Hall of Continued Improvement." However, the standardized English translation is "Striving for Excellence." Yoshukai Karate has been featured in Black Belt Magazine.[1][2][3] Yoshukai karate is a separate Japanese style from Chito-ryu (which still retains its strong Okinawan roots). Kata, kobudo, kumite, and all karate aspects are drawn from the Founder, Mamoru Yamamoto. Yoshukai is a newer derivative Japanese style.
- ^ Buttitta, Bob. Yoshukai Karate: Not for the Weak of Heart. Black Belt Magazine, May 1984, p. 54.
- ^ Klase, Bill. "Rough, Tough Yoshukai Karate: Traditional Karate's Link to Full-contact Fighting." Black Belt Magazine, March 1988, p. 56.
- ^ Baker, Timothy. "The Weapons of Yoshukai Karate: Nunchucks, Swords, Sickles, Staffs, Sai and Bo." Black Belt Magazine. January 1992, p. 24.