karate
Karate (English: Karate English pronunciation: / kərɑːtiː /) Also known as "empty hand", formerly known as "Tang", is originated in the Ryukyu Kingdom (now Ryukyu Islands) a martial arts. Karate, including kicking, playing, throwing, take, throw, lock, twist, reverse technology, acupuncture and other technologies, some schools also practice weapons. The karate game is roughly divided into two categories: the type and the free group. Type is the hypothetical opponent as the goal, single karate technology scheduled action performance exercises; free group hand is the game, all kinds of rules, the world karate alliance (WKF) using the first that is, after the score Rules, emphasizing the speed and skill of technology use. There are divergent views on the origin of karate. At present, the most recognized by the academic community is that the karate is the predecessor of the Ryukyu ancient martial arts Ryukyu, accepted the impact of Chinese martial arts, the formation of the Tang Dynasty; later accepted the influence of the Japanese martial arts, a modern karate. Tang and Ryukyu hand in the original Okinawa Nobuo secretly taught to learn, and formed a number of schools. After the Ryukyu country was merged in Japan in 1879, the teaching of the Tang Dynasty began to be open. Taisho years, Tang hand into Japan native. After World War II, karate became a sport and spread widely around the world. ...