Karate Resources

    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.

 

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     

American Freestyle Karate and Kickboxing

Bryan, Ohio

 

Asian Arts Center

Caldwell, NJ

 

Converse Martial Arts America

Ryukyu Kempo / Modern Arnis

Plainfield, IL

 

The Japan Karate Association of Boston

Traditional Shotokan Karate

 

Karate USA Association

Kyusho Karate in Flora, IL

 

Lambert Ichi Ryu Karate

Waltham, MA

 

The Nackord Kenpo Karate System

King of Prussia, PA

 

Northwest Shudokan Karate-do

Pendleton, OR

 

Seishin-Do Karate Systems

Yonkers, NY

 

Shotokan Kenkojuku Karate Dojo

Perry, FL

 

Stanford Kenpo Karate Club

 

Thousand Waves Martial Arts and Self-Defense Center, NFP

Over 20 Years of Traditional Japanese Martial Arts in Chicago. Seido Karate, Fitness Training, Violence Prevention and Self-Defense for Men, Women and Children