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A linguistic glimpse into the martial arts of Fuzhou
To gain deeper insights into the origins of karate, it is essential to look more closely toward China. Over the years, there has been continuous bilateral exchange among martial artists and groups. However, scholarly research—particularly the analysis of primary and secondary sources regarding cultural exchange between the Chinese Empire and the Ryūkyū Kingdom in relation Continue reading
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1851 English-Loochooan dictionary with references to martial arts
From 1846 until 1854, Bernard Jean Bettelheim (1811–1870), a Hungarian born Christian missionary lived with his family in the Gokoku-ji 護国寺 temple in Okinawa. Bettelheim despite of all the problems he caused the Ryūkyūan officials, he was an attentive observer of many things around. In the course of his year-long stay, he worked on a Continue reading
Investigations into the history of karate 