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  2. Karate - Wikipedia

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    Around 1905, when karate began to be taught in public schools in Okinawa, tōde was read kun’yomi and called karate (唐手, lit. ' Tang hand ') in the Japanese style. Both tōde and karate are written in the same Chinese characters meaning "Tang/China hand," but the former is on'yomi (Chinese reading) and the latter is kun'yomi (Japanese ...

  3. Tang Soo Do - Wikipedia

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    Tang Soo Do. Tang Soo Do (Hangeul: 당수도, Hanja: 唐手道 pronounced [taŋ.su.do]) is a Korean martial art based on karate and can include fighting principles from taekkyeon, subak, [f] as well as northern Chinese martial arts. [8][9] From its beginnings in 1944 to today, Tang Soo Do is used by some Kwans to identify the traditional Korean ...

  4. Okinawan martial arts - Wikipedia

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    Okinawan martial arts refers to the martial arts, such as karate, tegumi and kobudō, which originated among the indigenous people of Okinawa Island. Due to its central location, Okinawa was influenced by various cultures with a long history of trade and cultural exchange, including Japan, China and Southeast Asia, that greatly influenced the ...

  5. Japanese martial arts - Wikipedia

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    Japanese martial arts refers to the variety of martial arts native to the country of Japan. At least three Japanese terms (budō, bujutsu, and bugei) are used interchangeably with the English phrase Japanese martial arts. The usage of the term budō (武道) to mean martial arts is a modern one: historically the term meant a way of life ...

  6. Shōrinjiryū Kenkōkan Karate - Wikipedia

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    Like many styles of karate to date, the grading structure runs on a belt system, with 10 coloured belt levels for non-black holders (mudansha) and 10 levels for black belt holders (yudansha). The following describes the grading structure utilised by the Shorinjiryu Kenkokan organisation [ 5 ] and many of the descendent schools.

  7. Comparison of karate styles - Wikipedia

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    Some later styles of karate have been derived from blending techniques from the four main branches, while others have added techniques from other martial arts. For example Kyokushin, which is an extremely hard style derived from Shotokan and Gōjū-ryū, involves much more breaking and full contact, knockdown sparring as a main part of training ...

  8. American Kenpo - Wikipedia

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    American Kenpo Karate (/ ˈkɛnpoʊ /), also known as American Kenpo or Ed Parker's Kenpo Karate, is an American martial art [2][3] founded and codified by Ed Parker. It is synthesized mainly from Japanese and Okinawan martial arts such as karate and judo, [1] with influence from Chinese martial arts. [4][5] It is a form and descendent of Kenpō.

  9. Chitō-ryū - Wikipedia

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    The U.S.A. Yoshukai Karate Association is a karate association headed by Michael G. Foster. Yoshukai is a Japanese karate style adapted from Chitō-ryū by Mamoru Yamamoto. [ 28 ] Foster was originally named the Director of the U.S.A. Yoshukai Karate Association in 1966 by Mamoru Yamamoto, when it was affiliated with the United States Chitō ...

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