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Shitokan Karate is a hybrid system of Shito-Ryu Karate and Shotokan Karate. Pronounced:Shi-To-Kan.

History:The Shito style started with Fumio Demura and the Shoto with Dan Ivan and became a hybrid style, due to Mr.Ivan's years in Shotokan Karate under Isao Obata

and Mr.Demura's years of Shito-Ryu Karte under Ryusho Sakagami. Tim Anderson joined the J.K.F. "Japan Karate Federation at the Demura's and Ivans J.K.F. Dojo in Pittsburgh,

Kansas at age eleven. As the form of the hybrid Shito and Shoto Karate grew to become very popular in the 1970's and the 1980's, According to Gary Pitts a Black Belt under,Fumio Demura. "Many over tones came from the Shito-Ryu Schools and Shotokan Schools with the name Shitokan Karate.Gary Pitts." Then in the early 1990's came the Great Split.

The Great Split:The great split began when Mr.Demura decided to abandoned the unique hybrid Karate and went back to teaching only Shito-Ryu. However, this created the great split as half of Mr.Demura's students went with him and the other half went with Mr.Ivan. Years later, Tim Anderson was Certified a Black Belt under Sensei,Gary Pitts in the Shotokan and the Shitokan Karate which solidified him to carry on the Warrior Tradition the Shitokan Karate that was almost lost to the sands of time but, not forgotten by the students who gave their time sweat and blood in this Shitokan Karate.References:See,"My Bunny's Karate Shito-Ryu By,Robert Hunt.",See,"Black Belt-Sep 1970-Pg.9,September 1970 ARTICLES,AIKIDO,KARATE HYBRID,Fumio."See,"Black Belt-Jun 1981-Pg.47,Google Books Result,Hybrid Style of Shotokan,Fumio Demura,By,Dennis Hall."