[KARATE]

SPD-1853

Okinaw Karate Kobujutsu Shinan Vol.3
by Tetsuhiro Hokama
〜Quest for the Headwaters of Karate〜

Karate was called Te from ancient times, and is a method of self-protection that flowered in the Ryukyu Islands.Te is the instinctive, unconscious defense of oneself against an enemy's attack,and in ancient times it's movements were called Te Mo I.
Development in Ryukyu improved these techniques, which evolved into Karate.
Sayings such as ''Don't hit anyone and don't get hit by anyone -this is the way to get by'',
and also ''No first move in Karate'' - this ascetic culture and the martial arts of wise men are what people called ''Karate,''which then took on inner spiritual and philosophical elements, coming to be known as ''Karate Do.''