Defense Your Self Against Enemies

History of Karate In historical terms, the martial art of Karate was most influenced by the chinese fist arts, although the origins of Karate can be traced back to the first O lympic Games in 776 B.C. which included an event called the 'Pankration', a form of unarmed combat i nvolving punching, kicking and throwing. Karate-do as we know it today follows that art of unarmed combat developed on the island of Okinawa, which was invaded by the Japanese in the early part of the 17th Century. The invasion included a ban on all weapons, and consequently the islanders, learni ng unarmed combat techniques from Chinese experts on the island, developed the unique Okinawan Karate - the art of training the hands and feet as lethal weapons. Hence the original meaning of Karate was ' Tode' or 'China Hand'. The island was policed by Samurai, warriors skilled in the sword who wore virtually impenetrable bambo o armour, and, as the islanders were forbidden to car ry weapons, a kick or punch had to be effective enough to penetrate this armour and disable the war rior. In 1921, Master Gichin Funakoshi introduced Karate to Japan where the art was modified and