We hope you all had a Merry Christmas! Did you get what you wished for? The New Year is right around the corner!
Anyways, the topic of the day is: Karate. Karate is said to have originated over 1000 years ago in China as a martial art form practiced by monks. Due to large amounts of trading between China and Okinawa the martial art form soon became an arts studied by Japan.
"Master Gichin Funakoshi formally introduced a style of Okinawan fighting arts, known as Okinawa-Te (later known as Karate) to mainland Japan in 1917 where the art of Karate soon became popular. Master Hidetaka Nishiyama in his book KARATE THE ART OF EMPTY HAND FIGHTING claims, "At the same time, the ancient native Japanese hand-to-hand fighting techniques jujitsu and kendo (sword fighting) were being widely practiced, and modern sports imported from the West were rapidly becoming popular. Karate soon took over many elements of both of these, and the basis was laid for the modern Japanese-style karate".- Karate History. If you have any questions or would like to help us out please feel free to comment.
If you are looking for a traditional, disciplined, and powerful martial art we recommend taking Shotokan Karate. Here is a link that will give you a list of Karate Schools in Hawaii: Onzuka.com
Master Ginchin Funakoshi is in the photo above. "Karate is not only the acquisition of certain defensive skills, but also the mastering of the art of being a good and honest member of society." - Ginchi Funakoshi.
Thank you for stopping in! Happy Holidays!
Sincerely,
KCMA TEAM
