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Isnt shotokan really a watered down, bastardized version of real Okinawan Karate?

 

Erm...That reminds me of a quote taken from an interview with Slater Williams.

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The Okinawans already had "Ti" their own empty handed fighting method. What did the mainland Japanese have before Funakoshi's Shorin Ryu?

 

Before Funakoshi the Japanese already had sumo, ju jutsu, judo and aikido. These martial arts are mostly based on grappling, throwing and joint-locking. However, in some ju jutsu styles kicking and punching is stressed. An example of this is Shinto Yoshin Ryu, which was studied by Japanese Hironori Ohtsuka, the founder of Wado Ryu Karate.

"Practising karate means a lifetime of hard work."

~Gichin Funakoshi

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