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How did the Karate system start?

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Anonymous

15y ago
Updated: 8/18/2019

This depends on the type of karate and where it originated...

Some started as a way to train a military.

Others started as self-defense in areas where traditional weapons, like swords, were not allowed to be carried by peasants. In these areas, they learned to use farm implements like kama (short handled sickle for cutting wheat) in a self-defensive manner.

Sai started as a policeman's defensive weapon against swords.

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15y ago

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