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Karate (空手) (/ k ə ˈ r ɑː t i /; Japanese pronunciation: ⓘ; Okinawan pronunciation:), 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 .
Karate terms come almost entirely from Japanese. The following terms are not exclusive to karate. The following terms are not exclusive to karate. They appear during its study and practice, varying depending on style and school.
This is the basic ready stance in Karate. Uchi hachiji-dachi (内八字立, literally "stand like the upside-down character 八") The feet are shoulder width apart, toes facing inwards at 30-45 degrees, knees tense. This stance is used in some formal exercises, for example the tsundome. Also called Chun'be or Naifanchin-dachi.
Vital points used in attack [2]; Japanese English Hichu This pressure point is located in the center of the lowest part of the neck, in the hollow. Shofu In the lateral aspect of the neck, in the posterior border of the Sternocleidomastoideus posterosuperior on both sides of the center of the neck.
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 ...
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]
Kaisai no genri. Kaisai no genri (解裁の原理)[1] is a theory and set of rules of thumb which were used by Gōjū-ryū karate masters (Chōjun Miyagi, Seikichi Toguchi) to extract the primary fighting applications (Oyo) encoded into karate kata by the creators. [2] These rules were historically kept secret and passed on to the most senior ...
Aiki lends its name to various Japanese martial arts, most notably Aikido, [2] and its parent art, Daito-ryu aiki-jujutsu. These arts tend to use the principle of aiki as a core element underpinning the bulk of their techniques. Aiki is an important principle in several other arts such as Kito-ryu, Judo, Yamabujin Goshin jutsu and various forms ...