I learned karate in Japan. It's been taught there since the Taishō era. 
I love mixed martial arts. Karate is a good hobby.
in English the word "karate" began to be used in a generic way to refer to all striking-based Asian martial arts. Karate schools began appearing across the world, catering to those with casual interest as well as those seeking a deeper study of the art.
Shigeru Egami, Chief Instructor of Shotokan Dojo, opined that "the majority of followers of karate in overseas countries pursue karate only for its fighting techniques ... Movies and television ... depict karate as a mysterious way of fighting capable of causing death
-te, or Tomari-te.
Shuri-te, Naha-te and Tomari-te belong to a family of martial arts that were collectively defined as "Tode-jutsu" or "To-de."
Karate ("Okinawa-te" or "Karate-jutsu") was systematically taught in Japan after the Taishō era (after 1926).
Shuri-te.
 is a pre-World War II term for a type of indigenous martial art to the area around Shuri