Okinawan Karate dates to the sixth century when Bodhidharma’s (Duruma), born in India, travels took him to China where he settled at a Shao-Lin (Shorin in Japanese) Monastery.  The introduction of ch’uan – fa (“first way”) occurred in the late 1300’s with the expansion of trade and cultural exchanges between Okinawa and China.  Evidence suggests that te (hands), in fact, was indigenous to Shuri, Naha, and Tomari.  Thus begins the lineage of Shorin-Ryu Karate From Shuri –Te systems.