KARATE

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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 thehttps://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRvFSQuUHATL7IPP2iR11cDDU9hE9v4rEeYnQ&s influence of Chinese martial arts. [1][2] While, Modern Karate is primarily a striking art that uses punches and kicks, traditional karate also employs throwing and joint locking techniques.[3] A karate practitioner is called a karate-ka (空手家).

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