Comparison of karate styles it comes to individual karate styles; Shotokan involves long, deep stances and powerful long range techniques. Shito-ryu, on the other hand, uses more upright stances and stresses speed rather than power in its long and middle range techniques. Wado-ryu too employs shorter, more natural stances and the style is characterised by the emphasis on body shifting to avoid attacks. Kyokushin, a hard style, involves breaking more often than the other styles and full contact, knockdown sparring as a main part of its training. Goju-ryu places emphasis on Sanchin kata and its rooted Sanchin stance, and it features grappling and close-range
Ryu Cha-dal Ryu Geum-Whan (류금환).There are some stories that tell he was one of or a son of one of the people moving into Koryo after the fall of the kingdom of Balhae (another Korean kingdom) in the north to Khitan (거란) invaders from the Kingdom of Liao (요). Others say he was a descendent of a noble of Shilla (신라) who ran away after a failed rebellion. Stories that Ryu Cha-dal had another son by the sur-name of Cha has been recently proven false. Ryu Cha-dal Ryu Cha-dal (류차달) is the founder of the Korean Munhwa Ryu clan. He was born