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Okinawa karate

Karate
(空手)
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Hanashiro Chomo
Also known as Karate Do 空手道
Focus Striking
Hardness Full-contact, semi-contact, light-contact
Country of origin Ryukyu Kingdom
Creator Sakukawa Kanga; Matsumura Sōkon; Itosu Ankō; Arakaki Seishō; Higaonna Kanryō
Parenthood Indigenous martial arts of Ryukyu Islands, Chinese martial arts
Olympic sport Yes (2020 Summer Olympics)

Karate (空手?) (English /kəˈrɑːt/; Japanese pronunciation: [kaɾate]; Okinawan pronunciation: Ryukyuan pronunciation: [kaɽati]) is a martial art developed in the Ryukyu Kingdom. It developed from the indigenous Ryukyuan martial arts (called te (?), "hand"; tii in Okinawan) under the influence of Chinese martial arts, particularly Fujian White Crane. Karate is now predominantly a striking art using punching, kicking, knee strikes, elbow strikes and open-hand techniques such as knife-hands, spear-hands, and palm-heel strikes. Historically, and in some modern styles, grappling, throws, joint locks, restraints, and vital-point strikes are also taught. A karate practitioner is called a karateka (空手家?).


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