hiddendragon98 Posted November 25, 2012 Posted November 25, 2012 Has Okinawa always been a part of Japan or was it at one time it's own country or owned by China "walk on"-Bruce Lee
NRShukokai Posted November 25, 2012 Posted November 25, 2012 Originally was it's own kingdom until it was annexed by Japan (some say invaded). There's much written on Okinawa and you can get a basic history from Wikipediahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okinawa_Prefecture Sandan - ShukokaiHonbu - AM Shukokai Karate-Do Renmei
bushido_man96 Posted November 26, 2012 Posted November 26, 2012 I think they were once their own kingdom, but was taken by Japan later. https://www.haysgym.comhttp://www.sunyis.com/https://www.aikidoofnorthwestkansas.com
bassaiguy Posted November 26, 2012 Posted November 26, 2012 If you're really interested (or have to ever do a paper on it) check out George Kerr's, "Okinawa: A History of an Island People". "Honour, not honours." ~ Sir Richard Francis Burtonhttp://oronokarate.weebly.com
obiKarate Posted February 14, 2013 Posted February 14, 2013 Okinawa was its own Kingdom, invaded I believe twice by China and Twice By Japan. After the war it was "given" to Japan OBI Karate School of Virginia5465 C Virginia Beach BlvdVirginia Beach, Va 23462Twiter: @obikarate ( http://www.twitter.com/obikarate )
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