23 Ways to Recognize the Shuri-Ryu System

1. Stances - exceptionally low in kata (form)
2. Seiken thrust - slightly downward, to center of body
3. Fist - index finger under curled thumb
4. Hips - rotate with a definite forward movement
5. back fist. - four arm and four shoulder back fists
6. Blocks - five major blocks
7. Head snaps when turning
8. Thousand hand (sen-te - ) and five- and six-count rice exercises ( )
9. High rising block - executed from the thigh up
10. Teeth - clenched
11. Eyes - wide-eyed stare
12. Eight Faces - confident, friendly, solemn, unconcerned, contempt, shock, fear, anger
13. All kicks, blocks, and strikes are 90% circular
14. Kicks - for every forward kick there is a reverse kick
15. Twelve detailed punches (six long and six short)
16. Block, punch and cover
17. Block, punch, shift and cover
18. Tegatana Uke Cover - very obvious in all Shuri techniques
19. Body always relaxed until exact moment of completing technique
20. Form Sparring
21. Ippons, Taezus, and Kihons
22. The mention of Motobu, Hsing, Trias and "yourselves"
23. Pine Tree - stands for strength, endurance and longevity,
    Black Pine with Red - Chief Instructor standards
    Black Pine - Dan standards
    White Pine - Basic standards