History of Karate
Modern-day
Karate, “The art of empty hands”, was developed by the Okinawans in
response to a ban on the possession of weapons by Japanese warlords. When
Okinawa was united with Japan, a master named Gichin Funakoshi was invited
to display his skills to the Japanese. His skills impressed Jigaro Kano,
the founder of Judo, and Funakoshi stayed to teach. In turn, Funakoshi
learned from Kano and developed a code of conduct to his art and called it
Karate. He founded a school called Shotokan, and this style of Karate
remains the most widely practiced today.
Karate -
Wikipedia
Organizations
International
Shotokan Karate Federation (ISKF)
Karate
Foundations
HKA, IKFF, OKKKU
USA
National Karate-do Federation
The
national governing body and educational resource
for the sport of Karate.
World
Karate Federation
Information
American
Samurai
Karate
and Budo News
Karate
Tournament Central
Tournament
links and other useful Martial arts links.
Kyokushin4Life.com
A site for knockdown karate
enthusiasts and fans. Includes articles, discussion forums, directory,
gallery and wiki.
Lyon-Karate.com
Learn GojuRyu Karate in Western Australia Karate tutorials, training articles and forums.
Shotokai
Encyclopedia
Karate-do
& Martial Arts
Shotokan Karate of
America (SKA)
A non-profit organization teaching traditional karate-do in
the United States since 1955
The
Tournament Site
Karate
Tournament Site.
Schools
Converse
Martial Arts America
Ryukyu
Kempo / Modern Arnis
Plainfield, IL
The
Japan Karate Association of Boston
Traditional Shotokan Karate
Seishin-Do
Karate Systems
Yonkers,
NY
Sunset Martial Arts
Kar-Do-Jitsu Ryu Karate school in Brooklyn, NY
Stanford
Kenpo Karate Club