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Jiujitsu versus Karate

The question often arises to what are the differences between karate and jiujitsu; first the origin of the two arts must be considered. The Samurai were trained in many different martial ways because...

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America meets Japan

Beginning of United States/Japan Relations: How a Modern Country opens Negotiations with a Medieval Nation Japan was a country with ancient practices and closed to the world with a feudal system of...

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Gichin Funakoshi

Gichin Funakoshi is considered the father of modern karate and credited with being assigned the charge of taking karate to Japan. Funakoshi was from Okinawa. His penname was Shoto meaning pine waves. His...

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