American Shorin-ryu Karate Association,The

SHORIN-RYU ASKA THE AMERICAN SHORIN-RYU KARATE ASSOCIATION

Publications in the nature of newsletters and books regarding a style of Okinawan karate, related martial arts and Asian culture;SHORIN RYU ASKA THE AMERICAN SHORIN RYU KARATE ASSOCIATION;as to THE AMERICAN;The first non-Latin character in the mark transliterates to kara, which means empty. The second non-Latin character is te, which means hand. Taken together, the characters transliterate to kara-te, meaning empty hand.;SHORIN is the Chinese pronunciation of the Japanese ideogram that translates to pine forest. RYU translates to way or path and, in this context, connotes a way to develop oneself toward knowledge and understanding.;SHORIN-RYU or KARATE ASSOCIATION;