The word Karate is a combination of two kanji: Kara, meaning empty, and Te, meaning hand; thus, Karate means “empty hand.” Adding the suffix “Do”, meaning “the way/path”, Karate-Do, implies a total way of life that goes well beyond the self-defense applications. It was developed in the Ryukyu Kingdom. The Ryukyu Kingdom was annexed by Japan in 1879. Karate-Do was brought to Japan in the early 20th century during a time of migration as Ryukyuans, especially from Okinawa. Shito-Ryu was founded in 1931 by Kenwa Mabuni. The World Karate-Do Federation (WKF) is the largest international governing body of sport karate with over 130 member countries. The styles recognized by the WKF are Goju-Ryu, Shito-Ryu, Shotokan and Wado-Ryu. Other styles are: Chinto-Ryu, Gensei-Ryu, Gosoku-Ryu, Isshin-Ryu, Kyokushin, Shukokai, Shindojinen-Ryu, Shorin-Ryu, Shuri-Ryu, Uechi-Ryu, Yoshukai, among others.