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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 56. Chapters: Chitō-ryū, Gōjū-ryū, Seiyo Shorin-Ryu Karate and Kobudo, American Karate, Shaolin Kempo Karate, Ryukyu Kempo, Kumite, Karate belts, Karate stances, Kata, Gosoku-ryu, Repechage, Kokondō, Koryu Uchinadi, Tokaido, Yoseikan Karate, Makiwara, Seikichi Odo, Kyushindo, Budōkan, Seisan, Kenkojuku, Shōrin-ryū Kishaba Juku, Comparison of karate styles, List of kyokushin techniques, Shorinjiryu Kenkokan Karate, Zanshin, List of Shito-ryu techniques, Mushindo Kempo, Hojo undō, Shohei-ryu, Shotobudo-ryu, Karate gi, Seigokan, Koei-Kan, Kuma-Ryu, Ikken hissatsu, Motobu-ryu, Karate techniques, Pangai-noon, Shōrinji-ryū, Keishinkan, Embusen, Washin-Ryu Karate-Do, Enpi, Sanbon kumite, Gyaku zuki, Sanseirui, List of karate terms, Shita tsuki, Ashi Sabaki. Excerpt: Karate ) (Japanese pronunciation: , English: ) is a martial art developed in the Ryukyu Islands in what is now Okinawa, Japan. It was developed from indigenous fighting methods called te, literally "hand"; Tii in Okinawan) and Chinese kenpō. Karate is a striking art using punching, kicking, knee and elbow strikes, and open-handed techniques such as knife-hands. Grappling, locks, restraints, throws, and vital point strikes are taught in some styles. A karate practitioner is called a karateka ). Karate was developed in the Ryukyu Kingdom prior to its 19th-century annexation by Japan. It was brought to the Japanese mainland in the early 20th century during a time of cultural exchanges between the Japanese and the Ryukyuans. In 1922 the Japanese Ministry of Education invited Gichin Funakoshi to Tokyo to give a karate demonstration. In 1924 Keio University established the first university karate club in Japan and by 1932, major Japanese universities had karate clubs. In this era of escalating Japanese militarism, the name was changed from ("Chinese hand" or "Tang...
