2007-12-04 11:04:17 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Martial Arts
the Ryukya Islands.
2007-12-04 11:09:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Gichin Funakoshi, founder of Shotokan karate, is generally credited with having introduced and popularized karate on the main islands of Japan, although many other Okinawans were actively teaching, and thus equally responsible for transmission. Funakoshi was a student of both Asato AnkÅ and Itosu AnkÅ (who had worked to introduce karate to the Okinawa Prefectural School System in 1902). During this time period, prominent teachers who also influenced the spread of karate in Japan included Kenwa Mabuni, Chojun Miyagi, Choki Motobu, Kanken TÅyama, and Kanbun Uechi. This was a turbulent period in history in the region, including Japan's annexation of the Okinawan island group in 1874, the First Sino-Japanese War (1894–1895), the Russo-Japanese War (1904–1905), the annexation of Korea, and the rise of Japanese expansionism (1905–1945)
2007-12-04 23:55:40 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Karate originally came from Asia.
2007-12-04 19:06:44 · answer #3 · answered by emy 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Karate is not a Japanese art.
It is from Okinawa, known as Uchina in its original lanquage.
Wait a minute! I have answered this question here so many times that I won't continue.
Believe what you want.
2007-12-04 20:13:52 · answer #4 · answered by Darth Scandalous 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ryūkyū Kingdom
2007-12-04 19:07:49 · answer #5 · answered by GreenGasp 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
came from asia but was introduced into the world by bruce lee, if it wasn't for him no other country would have been able to teach martial arts or any other kind of karate etc....
2007-12-04 19:08:18 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
asia is the closest answer but ur all wrong.it originally started as an exercise developed in india by a monk named bodhidharma.when he learned that chinese monks were being bullied and robbed by bandits he travelled to china to teach these exercises to build strength in the monks.the movements he taught started to resemble empty hand self defense techniques, and when they applied them to enemies the techniques proved to be quite effective.which is what the term karate means "empty hand".in fact a lot of martial arts weapons were derived from farm tools.
2007-12-05 00:18:47 · answer #7 · answered by h town 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Japan.
2007-12-04 19:06:25 · answer #8 · answered by BoSox Girl. 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
why wouldn't you just look up Karate in Wikipedia?
2007-12-04 19:08:18 · answer #9 · answered by Franko Rizzo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's hard to tell...Karate was first taught in family. Father to Son, Father to Son!
2007-12-04 19:07:39 · answer #10 · answered by Don K 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋