Category:Karate Styles

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Karate is a martial art of Okinawan origin. It developed from a synthesis of indigenous Ryukyuan fighting methods and southern Chinese martial arts. "Kara" means empty, and te means hand, therefore Karate means "empty hands" and "Karate-do" means "way of the empty hand". Karate involves the use of punching, kicking, knee/elbow strikes and open handed techniques. But it is to be noted that similar features found in Judo like grappling, pinning and joint locking.

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• Shotokan Karate