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Karate originated on the island of Okinawa, also called the Ryu Kyu Islands. Originally independant, Okinawans developed karate in response to Japanese invasions which enforced Okinawans turning in any and all weapons. Weaponless (empty hand) defense was the result. Kara = empty, te = hand

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Martial Arts do not have any specific point of origin. It is practiced worldwide, every culture has its own unique martial arts style. For example, The Chinese people are very notable for their internal styles such as Kung fu, Baquazhang,and wing chun. While Japanese people are notable for their hard styles such as karate, and jujitsu. However there are many styles to choose from such as capoiera which is an afro-brazilian style or savate a french style martial art based on kicking and striking. Most martial arts are rooted in India some way or another. Wing Chun and Baquazhang are styles of kung fu, kung fu is a term referring to all Chinese martial arts and jujitsu is a soft martial art.

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kickboxing originated from Mauy thai and Mauy thai originated from ancient Muay Boran in Thailand and Cambodia in different variations during the time Angkor Wat a theravada buddhist temple(one of the nine wonders of the ancient world) was built haven't you seen Ong Bak Two? same time period more or less

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karate is originated from Japan and as noticed similar to kickboxing comes from Thailand and gkr is none contact sport put kick boxing is contact

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Kickboxing is essentially from Thailand and Japan. It has its roots in Muay Thai and karate and is considered a hybrid of the two arts. The term was first used in Japan in the 1960's.

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