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KARATE . . .
Hardly anyone who has not heard this name, otherwise we all are familiar with this name.
And as we all ready know, every Art that teaches Self-Defense is a Martial Art.
Karate is a Japanese Martial Art and it has more than 10 Million practitioner.
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 are also taught.
Karate training is commonly divided into-
KIhon- Basic Fundamentals
KATA - Forms (Like Poomsae in Taekwondo)
KUMITE- Sparring
THERE ARE 10 STYLES OF KARATE
Shotokan-Ryu
Shito-Ryu
Goju-Ryu
Wado-Ryu
Shorin-Ryu
Uechi-Ryu
Shuri-Ryu
Kyokushinkai
Bodukan
Chito-Ryu
Karate is a martial art developed in the Ryukyu Kingdom, Okinawa. It developed from the indigenous Ryukyuan martial arts under the influence of Chinese Kenpo and in initial days it was called "Te" means "Hand".

The Ryukyu Kingdom was annexed by Japan in 1879 and Karate was introduced to Japan in the early 20th century by Supreme Master Gichin Funakoshi and It was systematically taught in Japan after the Taishō era.

In 1917, Master Funakoshi gives the first public demonstration of karate-do.

In 1922, the Japanese Ministry of Education invited Master Gichin Funakoshi to Tokyo to give a karate demonstration.

In 1924, Keio University established the first university karate club in mainland Japan.

Because of increasing Japanese influence, the label of "Te" (Hand) was eventually lengthened to "Karate-Jutsu" (Chinese Hand Art).

It then changed to "Karate-Do" after an Okinawan master altered the meaning of the word "Kara" to mean “Empty” rather than “Chinese”.

Karate-do translates into
"The Way Of The Empty Hand”

1930s: Karate makes its way to Canada.

1939: Japan opens Shoto-Kan, its first formal training school.

1945: The first dojo is opened in the United States.

1948: The Japan Karate Association (JKA) was founded

1950s: Karate is introduced in the United Kingdom

On April 10, 1957: The JKA became a legal entity when Japan’s
Ministry of Education officially recognized the JKA

In October 1957: The 1st JKA All Japan Karate Championship was
held in Tokyo.

In 1957: A new form of Karate called "Kyokushin" was
formally founded by Master Masutatsu Oyama.
Kyokushin is now often called
"Full Contact Karate" or "Knockdown Karate"

In 1994: The JKA published the first in a series of five authoritative
text-books on kata.
This series is also called the “bible” of karate kata.

Karate is divided into style organizations but The World Karate Federation (WKF) is the largest sport karate organization with 188 member countries and is recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

The styles recognised by the WKF are Gōjū-ryū, Shitō-ryū, Shotokan and Wadō-ryū.
In August 2016 it was announced Karate would be in the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Karate Sports is now a medal event in

Olympic
Youth Olympic
World Games
Asian Games
SAF Games
National Games
School Game









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