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Researcher 210147 Started conversation Nov 27, 2002
It would actually be useful to note that, while karate has old origons, what we generally call Karate now originated with funkoshi and few master from the late 1800's. Shotokan, Shito-ryu, Wado-ryu, and Gojo-ryu (as differentiated from Okinawan Gojo-ryu) are what we know as the four traditional style of 'Japanese' Karate. Okinawan Karate is slowly disapearing being absorbed into the newer styles, as far as I have heard there are no practioners left of the family styles, Naha-te, Shuri-te, toma-te, etc left.
Each of the 'traditional' styles has splintered over the years. Each splinter group making minor modification to the origonal that end up giving it a subtly unique flair.
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