The History of Karate-Do
Okinawa is the birth place of Karate
How Karate was influenced by China?
The history of the Martial Arts starts with Bodhidharma.
He is an Indian Buddhist monk who travelled to China in fifth century B.C.
He stayed at the Shaolin Temple where he taught the monks an ancient form of Indian martial arts known as Vajramushti.
He taught exercises to strengthen Monks' bodies and minds.
These exercises formed the basis of the Shaolin boxing or Kung Fu styles.
In the 6th century, this style of Shaolin Kung Fu quickly spread throughout China.
Neighboring countries incorporated these new techniques into their indigenous fighting systems.
Okinawa was strongly influenced by this impact of Kung Fu.
This early form of Okinawan art became known as TE or TODE.
In 1372, Okinawa began an official relationship with China.
A group of Chinese artisans and merchants were sent to Okinawa to establish a permanent settlement.
They also introduced Chinese Kung Fu in Okinawa.
So, two forms of weaponless fighting systems, TE and Kung Fu were coexisting in Okinawa.
In 1429, all kingdoms were united under one king.
In 1477, the new ruler was fearful of an uprising against him.
So, stockpiling and possession of weapons were prohibited in Okinawa in 1507.
The act of banning weapons drove the TE and Kung Fu organizations underground.
However, TE and Kung Fu continued to evolve.
As a result, unarmed combat began to be cultivated more vigorously and be practiced secretly.
In 1609, Okinawa islands was invaded by the Satsuma Clan of Japan.
At that time Okinawa’s independence was ended forever by the Satsuma Clan.
The Satsuma wanted to destroy all evidence of Okinawa fighting forms.
The Japan Samurai was now the law of the land.
With their skills and weapons they maintained the rule.
Under their rule, weapons and martial arts were banned.
This ban had a profound influence on the art.
There was no proper military force in Okinawa.
Indigenous Warriors would probably have showed effective defence against the samurai.
But, they were not successful in defending their island from the Japanese.
So Karate became buried in secrecy during the Satsuma occupation.
ll those who chose to learn martial arts had to do so in secret or risk punishment from the authorities.
Only Okinawa People knew that the art was practiced.
Martial artists began to study at night in darkness to continue to preserve their fighting arts.
The next chapter will explain
How disadvantage brought more advantage?
The evolution of Martial Art and Termination of Oppression.

Mürsel Sevindik
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