Karate: Verskil tussen weergawes

Onder die invloed van die [[Sjina|Sjinese]] vegkuns, veral dié van die [[Foekien]]se Witkraanvoël, is karate verder uitgebrei en verfyn. <ref name="Higaonna1">{{cite book |last = Higaonna |first = Morio |title = Traditional Karatedo Vol. 1 Fundamental Techniques |year = 1985 |isbn =0-87040-595-0 |page = 17 }}</ref><ref name="okinawa history">{{cite web|url=http://www.wonder-okinawa.jp/023/eng/001/001/index.html |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20090302085743/http://www.wonder-okinawa.jp/023/eng/001/001/index.html |archivedate=2009-03-02 |title=History of Okinawan Karate |publisher=Web.archive.org |date=2009-03-02 |accessdate=2013-03-14}}</ref> Karate is 'n kontakdisiplinekontakdissipline wat gebruik maak van slaan, skop, kniehoue, elmbooghoue en oophandtegnieke soos meshande, spieshande en palmhakhoue. In 'n paar van die style word stoei, gooi, gewrigslotte, beperkings, en belangrike punthoue ook geleer. <ref>{{cite book |last = Bishop |first = Mark |title = Okinawan Karate |year = 1989 |isbn =0-7136-5666-2 |pages = 153–166 }} Hoofstuk 9 dek "Motobu-ryu" en "Bugeikan", twee 'ti' style met stoei- en strategiese punt-aanvalstegnieke. Bls. 165, Seitoku Higa: "Use pressure on vital points, wrist locks, grappling, strikes and kicks in a gentle manner to neutralize an attack."</ref>