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By 1956 representatives of the four major Okinawan Karatedo styles—Uechi-ryu, Goju-ryu, Shorin-ryu, and Matsubayashi-ryu—met in Naha and formed the Okinawa Karatedo Renmei (Okinawa Karatedo Federation). Finally, in February of 1967, the various organizations devoted to the study and preservation of Okinawan karatedo reorganized to form the Zen Okinawa Karatedo Renmei. This organization recognized Goju-ryu, Shorin-ryu, Matsubayashi-ryu, Shobayashi-ryu, Tozan-ryu, Shorinji-ryu, and Chuba Shorin-ryu. The volatility of these organizations is apparent in their histories. In 1973 Goju-ryu left the organization; in 1974, Tozan-ryu left. Then on November 30, 1975, the Ryukyu Kobudo Hozon Shinkokai joined the All Okinawa Karatedo Federation. In 1981 another rift among Okinawan practitioners occurred. One group, the Yamato-ha, joined the Zen Nihon Karatedo Renmei (part of the Japan Athletics Association), whereas the Okinawa-ha, strongly loyal to their native Okinawa, refrained from joining another karatedo association merely for the sake of being recognized by Japanese institutions.