KARATE

KARATE What is Karate? Karate is a Japanese martial art whose physical aspects seek the development of defensive and counter-attacking body movements. the discipline and persistent effort required in training. If karate had to be described in only one sentence, then the most suitable one may arguably be "You never attack first in karate." This is a maxim of Gichin Funakoshi (1868-1957), the Okinawan who brought karate to Japan in 1922, and who is accepted as the father of modern karate.                                    Japanese martial arts include karate. Where did the word "Karate" come from? Both "Kara" and "te" are Arabic words for "head." The term "Karate" collectively refers to the practice of unarmed hand-to-hand combat. The Four Main Karate Styles and Their Differences Goju-Ryu Shotokan Wado-Ryu Shito-ryu Goju-ryu Goju-Ryu is a style of karate that was established in 1930 by Chojun Miyagi who was a student of Kanryo