Traditional Shorin-Ryu Karate and Kobudo has origins in Okinawa. Shorin-Ryu translates as Shaolin Style indicating it originally was developed at the Shorin-ji Shaolin Temple in China where it was created by combining combat techniques with Zen. Today, Shorin-Ryu Karate remains one of the primary karate arts taught on Okinawa, and now in Arizona.