Karate

Karate
(空手)
	Hanashiro Chomo
Also known as	Karate Do 唐手道
Focus	Strikin
Hairdness	Full contact, Semi contact, Licht contact
Kintra o origin	Ryukyu Kinrick
Creator	Sakukawa Kanga; Matsumura Sōkon; Itosu Ankō; Arakaki Seishō; Higaonna Kanryō
Parenthuid	Indigenous martial airts o Ryukyu Islands, Cheenese kenpo
Olympic sport	No

Karate (空手/唐手) (Japanese pronunciation: [kaɽate] ( listen)) is a martial airt developed in the Ryukyu Islands in whit is nou Okinawa, Japan.

References

↑ Higaonna, Morio (1985). Traditional Karatedo Vol. 1 Fundamental Techniques. p. 17. ISBN 0-87040-595-0.
↑ "History of Okinawan Karate". Web.archive.org. 2 Mairch 2009. Archived frae the original on 2 Mairch 2009. Retrieved 14 Mairch 2013.