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2. Karate - Wikipedia

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   Karate (空手) ( / kəˈrɑːti /; Japanese pronunciation: [kaɾate] ⓘ; Okinawan pronunciation: [kaɽati] ), also karate-do (空手道, Karate-dō), is a martial art developed in the Ryukyu Kingdom. It developed from the indigenous Ryukyuan martial arts (called te (手), "hand"; tī in Okinawan) under the influence of Chinese martial arts.

3. Shotokan - Wikipedia

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   Practitioners. (see notable practitioners) Shotokan (松涛館, Shōtōkan) is a style of karate, developed from various martial arts by Gichin Funakoshi (1868–1957) and his son Gigo (Yoshitaka) Funakoshi (1906–1945). Gichin Funakoshi was born in Okinawa [1] and is widely credited with popularizing "karate do" through a series of public ...

4. Martial arts - Wikipedia

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   Etymology. "Martial arts" is a direct English translation of the Sino-Japanese word ( Japanese: 武芸, romanized : bu-gei, Chinese: 武藝; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bú-gē; pinyin: wǔyì ). Literally, it refers to "武 martial" and "艺 arts". It was first used in the Japanese-English dictionary "Takenobu Japanese-English Dictionary (Collection of the ...

5. American Kenpo - Wikipedia

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   American Kenpo Karate ( / ˈkɛnpoʊ / ), also known as American Kenpo or Ed Parker's Kenpo Karate, is an American martial art [2] [3] founded and codified by Ed Parker. It is synthesized mainly from Japanese and Okinawan martial arts such as karate and judo, [1] with influence from Chinese martial arts. [4] [5] It is a form and descendent of ...

6. Kyokushin - Wikipedia

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   Kyokushin Kaikan is the martial arts organization founded in 1964 by Korean-Japanese Masutatsu Oyama (大山倍達, Ōyama Masutatsu), officially the International Karate Organization. Previously, this institution was known as the Oyama Dojo. Since 1964, the style has continued to spread to more than 120 countries, becoming one of the largest ...

7. How to Find Free Self-Defense Classes Online and In-Person - AOL

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   Call the Local Fire or Police Department. Some fire or police stations offer occasional free self-defense classes as a way not only to protect their communities, but also to bring them together ...