brownsvillegirl

Thanks for the advice. There's lots of conflicting evidence and that's is why I thought writing here would clear it up. I have Jhoon Rhee as the father of American Karate, brought here in 1956. Various others arrive and establish schools across the country. From there things get muddled and it's hard to pin-point a true change or what the overlap is. More research is being done.

I am looking for sources on the history of Korean karate in the USA. These are my thoughts so far: Karate developed in the US in the late 50s and grew exponential because other martial arts were being studied. Korean karate evolved into American karate since the sharing of other styles and techniques was easily accepted, appreciated, and encouraged. Is their anyone who would know of a good source to find more research?