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I am aware that in many cases the practitioner determines the effectiveness of any given art and that all martial arts are complex and beautiful. Having said this, how effective is shitosu ryu karate for self defense striking/mma striking? I am beginning to cross train in this syle of karate to supplement my brazilian jiu jitsu..
my bad my bad its ITOSU ryu karate i must have got the sh from ’shitsureshimas’ or something

Itosu ryu, is actually shito-ryu, Itosu Kai is the organization.
I’ve studied both shotokan and shito-ryu, I have studied shotokan for almost 30 years and shito-ryu for over 10 years.
It all depends on what you what to add to your bjj. Every style has its advantage and disadvantage.

Personally I prefer shotokan over shito-ryu, even though I am mostly focusing on shito-ryu.

Shotokan is both a hard and soft style. Long and short range fighting, some joint locks and throws

Goju ryu is a hard style, short range fighting

Isshin Ryu is mostly a soft style and close range fighting

Wado Ryu is mostly a soft style

Shito-Ryu. Is both a hard and soft style, mid range to long range fighting.

If you look at the linage all these styles came through Itosu Yasutsun or his teacher Matsumura, except for goju ryu
Shito ryu kind like a combination of shotokan and goju
Wado ryu is an off shoot of shotokan.

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