Karate is not held, it is practiced. The forerunners of karate were Chinese White Crane Kung Fu combined with Okinawa Te about 300 years ago.
Although karate can be performed anywhere, it is most commonly done in a dojo.
The first known karate demonstrations in the US were held in the Hawaiian territory in the 1930's. It was after World War 2 that American GI's brought the art back to the mainland. Karate came to the US about the same time as it came to Japan, in the early 1930's. Hawaii was the first place in the US that 'Gijin' saw what is known as karate demonstrations. It became much more popular as Soldiers that had become interested in it while stationed on Okinawa and in Japan learned it and brought it back. Judo was here in earlier. The first recorded karate classes in the US where held in Hawaii in the 1930's.
Ralph Macchio was 23 in the first Karate Kid. He was soo Hot!
The old version or first version of Karate Kid.
Shotokan Karate was developed by Gichin Funakoshi. He was one of the first to bring Okinawan karate to Japan.
The first of The Karate Kid movies was released on June 22, 1984.
The first of The Karate Kid movies was released on June 22, 1984.
The first one :The Karate Kid (1984) So it came out 1984
For Japanese and Okinawan styles, training is held in a dojo. For a Korean student, the training is held in a dojang.
Karate is a word from Okinawa. It is now a part of Japan, but at the time was an independent kingdom.
Probably neither would be the first to use it. Karate was developed on Okinawa and was a combination of kung fu and local wrestling.
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