| Styles | Origin | Derived From | Hard and soft techniques | Stances | Representative Kata | Number of kata |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chitō-ryū | Okinawa | Shōrei-ryū or Naha-te, Shōrin-ryū | both elements exist but more hard than soft | natural | Shi Ho Hai, Seisan, Ro Hai Sho, Niseishi, Bassai, Chinto, Sochin, Tenshin, Ro Hai Dai, Sanshiryu, Ryushan, Kusanku, Sanchin | 15 kata not including kihon and Bo kihon/kata |
| Genseiryū | Okinawa | Shuri-te and possibly Tomari-te. | both, but mostly soft | deep/natural | Ten-i no Kata, Chi-i no Kata, Jin-i no Kata, Sansai, (Koryu) Naifanchi, (Koryu) Bassai, (Koryu) Kusanku or Koshokun (dai) | 64 |
| Gōjū-ryū | Okinawa | Fujian White Crane and Naha-te. | both | deep/natural | Sanchin, Tensho, Gekisai Dai/Sho, Seipai, Saifa, Suparinpei | 12 |
| Gosoku-ryu | Japan | Gōjū-ryū, Shotokan | both | deep (beginner), natural (advanced) | Gosoku, Rikyu, Denko Getsu, Tamashi | 46 including weapons kata |
| Isshin-ryū | Okinawa | Gōjū-ryū, Shōrin-ryū, Kobudō | both, fast & hard | natural | Seisan, Naihanchi, Wansu, Passai, Chinto, Kusanku, Seiunchin, Sanchin, Sunsu | 15 including weapons kata |
| Kyokushin | Japan | Shotokan, Gōjū-ryū | extremely hard | natural | Sokogi, Pinan + ura, | 33 |
| Motobu-ryū | Japan and Okinawa | Shuri-te and Tomari-te | both | natural | Naihanchi (shodan and nidan), Shirokuma, Seisan, Passai, Ufukun, Motode (ichi and ni), Kasshindī (san, yon, go) | 11 |
| Shindō jinen-ryū | Japan and Okinawa | primarily Shuri-te like Shitō-ryū, but also Naha-te and Tomari-te | both | deep/natural | Shimpa, Taisabaki 1-3, Sunakake no Kon | More than 60 counting all kobudo kata |
| Shitō-ryū | Japan and Okinawa | Shuri-te and Naha-te | both | deep/natural | Pinan, Bassai Dai, Seienchin, Saifa, Rōhai, Nipaipo | 94 |
| Shōrin-ryū | Okinawa | Shuri-te, Tomari-te, Chinese martial arts | both, primarily fast & hard | natural | Fukyu, Pinan, Naihanchi, passai, kanku, seisan | 21 |
| Shotokan | Japan and Okinawa | Shōrin-ryū and Shōrei-ryū | 70% hard, 30% soft/fast | deep (formal) and natural | Taikyoku Shodan, 5 Heian, 3 Tekki, Bassai Dai and Sho, Jion, Empi, Kanku Dai and Sho, Hangetsu, Jitte, Gankaku, Sochin, Nijushiho, Chinte, Ji’in, Meikyo, Wankan, Unsu, Gojushiho Dai and Sho | 27 |
| Shūkōkai | Japan | Gōjū-ryū & Shitō-ryū | 60% hard, 40% soft | natural | Pinan, Bassai Dai, Seienchin, Saifa, Rōhai | 44 |
| Uechi-Ryū | Fuzhou, Fujian Province & Okinawa | Pangai-noon Kung Fu, Huzunquan[5] Naha-te | half-hard, half-soft | mainly natural | Sanchin, Seisan, Sanseirui | 8 |
| Wadō-ryū | Japan and Okinawa | Shindō Yōshin-ryū Jujutsu, Tomari-te, Shotokan and Motobu-ryū | both, primarily soft | mainly natural | Primary: Pinan, Kushanku, Naihanchi, Seishan, and Chintō. Secondary: Jion, Wanshu, Jitte, Rohai, Bassai, and Niseishi[6] | 15 |
| Yōshūkai | Japan and Okinawa | Chitō-ryū | 90% hard, 10% soft (similar in hardness to Kyokushin-kai and/or Sabkai Enshin karate) | mainly natural | Shi Ho Hai, Seisan, Ro Hai Sho, Ro Hai Dai, Niseishi, Bassai, Chinto, Sochin, Tenshin, Sanshiryu, Ryusan, Kusanku, Sanchin | 18 |
| Sekkinsen Goshin Jitsu– Surrett Martial Arts | American North Carolina Asheville 1995 | American, Japanese | Mostly Hard 80/20 | Mainly Natural / Boxing Stances | Taikyoku Shodan, Nidan, 5 Heian, Dance of the Winds | 8 |