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Ryu-te (Japanese: 琉手, Hepburn: Ryūte) is an Okinawan martial art founded by the late Seiyu Oyata (1928–2012) (親田清勇, Oyata Seiyū). The word Ryū-te is a shortened form of Ryūkyūte (琉球手 "Ryūkyū hand"). Ryukyu is the original name of Okinawa prior to it becoming part of Japan. Before 1995, Oyata referred to his style as Ryukyu Kempo (琉球拳法), but eventually…
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
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| Ryū-te | Ancestor arts | To-te, Shuri-te, Naha-te, Tomari-te | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ryū-te | Country of origin | Okinawa, Japan | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ryū-te | Creator | Seiyu Oyata | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ryū-te | Date of formation | c. 1995 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ryū-te | Meaning | Ryukyu Hand | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ryū-te | Official website | http://www.ryute.com | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ryū-te | Parenthood | Uhugushiku, Wakinaguri, Shigeru Nakamura | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ryū-te | is a | shortened form of Ryūkyūte | 0.90 | text |
| Gichin Funakoshi | instance of | were originally introduced to the United States by Oyata in the early-1980s.Unlike many styles of karate and other Asian martial arts which are derived from publicly taught styl… | 0.80 | text |
| Ankō Itosu | instance of | were originally introduced to the United States by Oyata in the early-1980s.Unlike many styles of karate and other Asian martial arts which are derived from publicly taught styl… | 0.80 | text |
| Sokon Matsumura | instance of | were originally introduced to the United States by Oyata in the early-1980s.Unlike many styles of karate and other Asian martial arts which are derived from publicly taught styl… | 0.80 | text |
| Tode Sakugawa | instance of | were originally introduced to the United States by Oyata in the early-1980s.Unlike many styles of karate and other Asian martial arts which are derived from publicly taught styl… | 0.80 | text |
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