The name 'Shito' is the combination of 'shi' and 'to' , the two first characters of the names of Master Itosu(top left) and Master Higaonna(top right)

Master Kenwa Mabuni (seated).
(L to R): Master Gichin Funakoshi, Genwa Nakasone, unknown,
Yasuhiro Konishi, Kenei Mabuni.

Kinjo Hiroshi, Yamaguchi Gogen, Ohtsuka Hironori, Mabuni Kenei and Iwata Manzo

KENWA MABUNI (1889-1952) was born in Shuri, the 17th generation descendant of one of the bravest warriors of Okinawan nobility. As a child, Kenwa Mabuni wanted so very much to be like his great ancestors, but, unfortunately he was very sickly and weak. In 1902, at the age of 13, Kenwa Mabuni was taken to the most famous martial artist in Shuri, master Ankoh Itosu, to improve his health. From that day forward, he never missed a day of training until he was approximately 20 years old. In 1909, encouraged by master Itosu to further expand his knowledge of the martial arts, and on the advice of his best friend Chojun Miyagi, Kenwa Mabuni, began taking lessons from master Kanryo Higashionna of Naha, until the great master's death in 1915.

Shotokan	Funakoshi
Goju Ryu	Miyagi
Wado Ryu	Ohtsuka
Shito Ryu	Mabuni