URASOE, Okinawa Prefecture--Nobuko Oshiro didn't back off when her instructor of an Okinawan-style dance suggested that she take karate to improve her dance steps. “I found that a karate dojo ...

Did you know that the Okinawans had their own form of Karate? The difference was explained by Hawaii Seibukan Karate master Masakazu Teruya. “Japanese Karate was derived as more as more of a highly ...

Only three schools in the U.S. teach the the Isshin Shorin Ji Ryu Okinawa Te style of karate, known for its difficulty and comprehensive approach to the martial art Netta became a 1st Degree Black ...

COURTESY HAWAII KARATE MUSEUM A farewell gathering for Kentsu Yabu (in dark coat) in Nuuanu on Dec. 26, 1927. Yabu had arrived in April and taught karate on Oahu, Kauai and Maui. Select an option ...

Karate originated as a martial art in fourteenth-century Okinawa. In the upcoming Olympics, karate will be included for the first time, with two divisions of competition: one for kata (forms) and one ...

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