is a style of Okinawan karate and is one of the two styles of karate as mentioned in the 'Ten Precepts' of Ankà  Itosu, alongside Shà Ârin-ryà «. It was developed at the end of the 19th century by Higaonna Kanryà  in Naha, Okinawa, Japan.
Shà Ârei-ryà « means "the style of inspiration" and certain martial arts scholars believe that the term Shà Ârei is derived from the Shoreiji Temple located in either Fujian or Mount Jiulian of Longnan, Jiangxi.
Little is known about the origins of Shà Ârei-ryà «, but it was influenced in its early development by Shuri-te. Kanryo Higashionna originally studied Shuri-te with Sokon Matsumura and learnt quanfa from Chinese Wai Xinxian (assistant of Xie Zhongxiang). Higaonna later traveled to China to perfect his skills, which he probably succeeded in because he learned many new kata from Fujian, the home of Baihequan (Chinese ç½鶴 æ³, Pinyin báihèquán) and adopted it in his style. The teachings of this temple provided the basis for the Naha-te style of Okinawan karate.
Following passing of Higaonna Kanryo, the style began to take a new direction and became a purely "internal" combat style. This was due in large part to the influence of Choki Motobu.
Although Motobu's sensei style is still considered Naha-te, it actually had nothing to do with Higashionna. When Motobu became the leader of Shà Ârei-ryà «, he began to guide his development in another direction, mainly because he trained with Anko Itosu of the Shuri-te style, a disciple of the great Sokon Matsumura.
The main features of Shà Ârei-ryà « are the use of open hands, circular block techniques, and kicks to the gedan (lower-level) area.
In addition, the use of short and hard techniques in close combat in combination with throwing techniques is a specialty, especially from the sanchin and shiko-dachi stances. Great importance is also attached to training on the makiwara.
Another peculiarity is that the handling of Kobudà  weapons such as bo, tonfa or sai is also very practiced.
Shà Ârei-ryà « originates various kata that would be used in descendant styles like Gà Âjà «-ryà « and others.
Modern descendants of Shà Ârei-ryà « include styles such as Gà Âjà «-ryà « and Ryà «ei-ryà «. Gà Âjà «-ryà « is considered the direct evolution of Shà Ârei-ryà «.
The Shità Â-ryà « style also contains many elements of Shà Ârei-ryà «, since Mabuni Kenwa was a student of Higaonna, and even the Shà Âtà Âkan style contains kata from Shà Ârei-ryà «, which, however, did not get there directly, but were passed on to Funakoshi Gichin and his students via Mabuni Kenwa.
The Shà Ârei-ryà « name (alternatively, Goju-Shorei-Ryu and later, Shorei-Goju Ryu) was also used for the style of karate brought to the United States by Robert Trias. Later, Trias used the name Shuri-ryu, although some lineages still use the Shorei Ryu name. This style should not be confused with traditional Shà Ârei-ryà «. Trias's karate incorporated elements from Naha-te, Shuri-te, Tomari-te, and others.
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