Description for Ryukyu Karate
Kenpo from Ryukyu (now the islands around Okinawa Prefecture). It is based on three methods of thrusting, receiving, and kicking without holding a weapon. Originally said to have been introduced to China, it was researched and developed because the carrying of weapons was banned under the rule of Mr. Shimazu in the early modern period.
Japanese calls “Tote”, “Todei”, “Todi” and “Karate”
The name of the martial arts of the Ryukyu dynasty, which was the origin of “karate”.
唐手 means “hand (martial arts) transmitted from Tang (present-day China)”.
