Brief History of Karate Part I of III

Brief History of Karate Part I of III Karate-do, in all its various forms, has its origin in a single place - the Ryukyu Islands, off the coast of Japan. What is known as one of the most practiced of the systems of defense and discipline in the world is the result of centuries of development. While the Karate-do was introduced a code of ethics for the peace of America a few decades ago, started Ryukyu natives through the need to improve methods of fighting.There are some theories about the origins of the fight against l ' art, which later became known as Karate-do collectively. However, it is true that many major professional Chinese Kung Fu living in Okinawa, the capital of the Ryukyu kingdom.The origins of Chinese art are shrouded in the mists of time. A widely accepted theory is that Bodhidharma, founder of the channel? A (Zen) Buddhism created what would later become the Shaolin Kung-fu. The original exercises were used to strengthen his brethren? bodies, minds and spirits to help them better fulfill their duties. This level of staff through culture has led many Chinese martial arts. A mode of transmission to other countries, this has led to others through the martial arts, karate-do is one of them.Details are pretty superficial, at best, as the origin of Karate-do, though. It 'widely accepted that the prohibition of weapons past 1507 by King Sho Shin has led to the rapid development of native art unarmed combat. These arts have been influenced mainly by the various forms of Chinese Kung Fu, who started leaing at 14. Okinawan century.Okinawans leaed forms of Shaolin Kung Fu Shaolin masters who have fled to China after the Qing dynasty oppressive. Okinawa also leaed various forms of Kung Fu Chinese merchants, Chinese officials on diplomatic missions, young people and members of wealthy families, who came to Okinawa from China to lea? Quan Fa? / Kung fu further their training and studies martial arts. The general name given to the fight and leaed the art perfected by martial artist from Okinawa Tode-Jutsu (alteatively written Tou-di), the name given to arts.In Chinese martial art of Okinawa in February 1609, the invasion by part of Okinawa Satsuma clan (Kyushu, Japan) have created a new period of rapid development in the fight against the native arts of Okinawa. Satsuma control lasted until 1879, when the Ryukyu king finally abdicated and the country became part of this period Japan.During, Kobudo (often translated? Old method of combat? Commonly used to represent the fight against gun Okinawa) has evolved. Farm were used as weapons, conventional weapons are not allowed. However, some of the native Ryukyu Warrior class traveled to the Satsuma clan in the second half of the 19th century and the fight against the samurai leaed his art Jigen-ryu Kenjutsu. It was not long after this Sokone Matsumura,? Toudi? Sakugawa and Tsuki Kouri, including many of those who had made the trip, presented their contributions to be considered the grandfather kobudo.Matsumura karate movement in and around Shuri. He leaed of the fight against the native of Okinawa Sakugawa (which, in tu, lea from other teachers and Kusankun). Later he studied in Fujian and Satsuma. Boxing leaed Shaolin (Shorin-ryu), under the tutelage of Master Iwah. As a result of efforts by Matsumura, anti-art has shown that some noble / Shuri castle district became known as Shuri-te (Shuri hand). The teacher teaches Asón China Zhao Ling Liu (Shorea-ryu) for Sakiyama, Gush, Nagahama, and Tomoyori Naha, leading to the development of Naha-te. Xie Zhongxiang (nicknamed Ryuru Ko) based in Fuzhou Whooping Crane Kung Fu (hakutsuru) and showed a significant number of teachers of karate in the province of Fuzhou. Xinxo Wai, it is said, was an official of the Qing dynasty, and has taught Xingyi Kung Fu, as well as monaco fist boxing. He also said that assistance Iwah Master? S instructions Fuzhou province.Owen Johnston lives and teaches Wado Ryu Karate in Lake City, South Carolina. For more information on classes in Florence / Pee Dee area, please visit Johnston Wado Ryu Karate - Online Community.