Yes of course
"Rejected"
There are tens of thousands of karate students in the US alone.
Yes, there can be. In certain styles, (mine for example, Shorin-Ryu) red is typically used to signify 9th and 10th Degree, or 10th Dan. Technically, there should only be ONE 10th Dan in any style, and that is the founder, or the person who has taken over after the founder has died. In most of the Okinawan arts, there is a belt in between black and red. It is a white and red belt worn by 7th and 8th Dan karateka. Ninth Dan wears a red belt as well. We are fortunate to train with a 10th Dan from Okinawa that has been teaching in the US for over 35 years. The head of the style in Okinawa awarded it to him 9 years ago.
The first recorded demonstration of karate was in 1932 in Hawaii, then a territory of the US. There are very likely to have been practitioners here before that.
it teaches us 2 be relaxed and ready
Karate is not one of the Olympic sports. Taekwondo is an Olympic sport and the US is participating.
no my karate teacher is very very nice and she is always letting us take a break and just talk
no it is not illegal
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.
Karate affects anyone who takes it because of the following: Karate in any teaching style is usually meant to train, heal, or cleanse our mind, body, and spirit. Karate will teach self-defense to an individual. Karate affects our self-disipline, patientce, work ethic, and overall well-being.
The US is not an illegal trading country..