Want to know about KARATE moves and history??
All those great karate moves...where did they come from? Well, they started in Okinawa, Japan. Most know the art as a striking type of martial art. Basic moves include punching, kicking, and open-hand. Want to learn a little more about
basic karate moves?
A karate practitioner is called a karateka. This is from before the 19th century. Funakoshi, one known founder, was invited to Tokyo to put on a master demonstration of Karate. This was the first time most of that population had seen the art. It really only took about two years to catch on and for mainland Japan to open its first schools. You have probably heard of the military being practitioners. This was because Okinawa was a site for the military in World War 2. FounderThere are many types of Karate, which makes one founder hard to determine...The one that has been given the most credit is Gichin Funakoshi. Gichin founded the Shotokan style and was known for introducing and popularizing Karate originally in Japan. Want to know more about the founder of Shotokan ? 
A few other founders are...*Takayuki Kubota - Gosoku Ryu *Ray Geraneo - Kenka *Sokon Matsumura - Shorin Ryu *Chojun Miyagi - Goju Ryu *Mas Omaya - Kyokushin *Hironori Otsuka - Wado Ryu *Ed Parker, Sr. - American Kenpo *Tatsuo Shimabuku - Isshin Ryu *Fred Villari - Shaolin Kempo HistoryKarate, or "Way of the empty hand", started as a common fighting style called "ti". A group of families moved to Okinawa which brought this common style to Japan and their own karate moves. In reality, there were few formal styles of ti, but many people using their own style and methods. Japan was invading China which forced practioners to come up with a different name for the art so that it would be accepted. "The dô suffix implies that karatedô is a path to self knowledge, not just a study of the technical aspects of fighting. Like most martial arts practiced in Japan, the art made its transition from -jutsu to -dô around the beginning of the 20th century. The "dô" in "karate-dô" sets it apart from "jutsu", as aikido is distinguished from aikijutsu, judo from jujutsu, kendo from kenjutsu and iaido from iaijutsu." (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/). Have A Comment About This Topic?SHARE IT!
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