I knew a little Karate growing up.  I can't believe it's been around since the early 20th century, by Ryukyuans from Okinawa.
ooo cool! how many belts are there officially in karate?
I believe there are 9 or 10 belt levels if I'm not mistaken.
awesome. what else can you tell me about karate?
escalating Japanese militarism, the name was changed from ("Chinese hand" or "Tang hand") to ("empty hand") – both of which are pronounced "karate" in Japanese – to indicate that the Japanese wished to develop the combat form in Japanese style. After World War II, Okinawa became an important United States military site and karate became popular among servicemen stationed there.
The martial arts movies of the 1960s and 1970s served to greatly increase the popularity of martial arts around the world, and
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