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The
following explanation comes from Soke Sensei's Kyohon
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The centre circle represents
the sun.
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The outer circle represents the
universe.
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The five lines on the
left and right are hands.
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The crest as a whole means:
by studying
Chito-Ryu Karate-Do the people of the world are making a pledge of peace
to come together hand in hand.
O Sensei was
told by Arigaki Sensei that Karate-do originated approximately one
thousand years ago in China. Based on this, O Sensei named his style 'Chito-Ryu',
according to the origins of Karate-do.
| CHI |
means
'one thousand'. |
| TO |
refers to China’s Tang dynasty
(618-907), which is from where To-de (later became known as
Karate-do) is commonly thought to have sprung. |
| RYU |
is
the Japanese word for style. |
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