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2. Karate - Wikipedia

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   Karate (空手) ( / kəˈrɑːti /; Japanese pronunciation: [kaɾate] ⓘ; Okinawan pronunciation: [kaɽati] ), also karate-do (空手道, Karate-dō), is a martial art developed in the Ryukyu Kingdom. It developed from the indigenous Ryukyuan martial arts (called te (手), "hand"; tī in Okinawan) under the influence of Chinese martial arts.

3. Karate in Japan - Wikipedia

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   Traditional Dojo - Karate Kaikan in Tomigusuku near Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Karate began in the 14th century on the island of Okinawa. [1] Karate as a word first emerged due to Gichin Funakoshi. [2] Karate was introduced to mainland Japan in the 1920s. [3] [4] [5]

4. Japan Karate Association - Wikipedia

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   Official language. Japanese, English. Shuseki Shihan (Chief Insructor) Masaaki Ueki, 10th Dan <JKA website,2011>. Website. www.jka.or.jp. Japan Karate Association (日本 空手 協会; Nihon Karate Kyokai; JKA; sometimes referred to simply as Kyokai 協会 in Japan) is one of the oldest global Shotokan karate organizations in the world.

5. Japan Karate Federation - Wikipedia

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   The Japan Karate Federation (JKF), a.k.a. Japan Karatedo Federation, is a national governing body of the sport karate in Japan. [1] [2] The JKF is officially affiliated with the Japan Olympic Association (JOC), World Karate Federation (WKF), Japan Sports Association (JSA), and Japanese Budō Association (JBA). [2]

6. Kyokushin - Wikipedia

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   Kyokushin Kaikan. Kyokushin (極真) [a] is a style of karate originating in Japan. It is a full-contact style of stand-up fighting and is rooted in a philosophy of self-improvement, discipline, and hard training. [5] [6] [7] [8]

7. Shotokan - Wikipedia

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   Shotokan. Shotokan (松涛館, Shōtōkan) is a style of karate, developed from various martial arts by Gichin Funakoshi (1868–1957) and his son Gigo (Yoshitaka) Funakoshi (1906–1945). Gichin Funakoshi was born in Okinawa [1] and is widely credited with popularizing "karate do" through a series of public demonstrations, and by promoting the ...