Karate
Kara is a character that can be translated as China or Empty.
Te translates as Hand.
Karate evolved as a combination of the local Okinawa art of Te, a form of combat combined with Chinese White Crane Kung Fu.
In the early part of the century, the lead martial artists on Okinawa got together and agreed that they should use the term Empty, one reason be to avoid issues with the Japanese that were taking control of the area.
Karate, also know as the way of the empty hand.
Karate comes from Okinawa. It is based on the ancient art of kung fu from China combined with the local Okinawa art of te. From there it went to Japan and from there it went to Korea where it was combined with the local martial art and became what we know as Tae kwon do.
Cuba studied some form of Japanese martial arts directly after high school.
No, its a way of thinking kind of like a Japanese Buddhist type of Psychology.
No. The fitness routine by a Colombian choreographer is based on Latin American music, although it uses some movements from Japanese martial arts.
A form of martial arts.
There is no 'ultimate' form. Martial arts were developed in many places over great stretches of time. They take many forms.
ken-do in a form of martial art that uses primarily swords, although most martial arts use weapons at some level.
Pekiti is a form of Filipino martial arts.
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Kung Fu is Chinese, a lot of people mistake it for being Japanese because Japan once colonized China.
The form of martial arts that originated in India is Kshatriya. It was first practiced sometime in the 400 B.C. years.
Kung Fu is a form of martial arts.