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Okinawa, once used to be a trade hub and traders from China, Philippines, Korea and Japan used to trade their goods and culture here. Chinese were well known for their kung-fu and other martial arts. people of Okinawa learned their techniques and merged them to their own martial art, "te" to form karate.
They mainly developed it for self defense.
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Okinawa, once used to be a trade hub and traders from China, Philippines, Korea and Japan used to trade their goods and culture here. Chinese were well known for their kung-fu and other martial arts. people of Okinawa learned their techniques and merged them to their own martial art, "te" to form karate.
They mainly developed it for self defense.
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