November 25, 201213 yr 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
November 25, 201213 yr 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
November 26, 201213 yr I think they were once their own kingdom, but was taken by Japan later. https://www.haysgym.com http://www.sunyis.com/ https://www.aikidoofnorthwestkansas.com
November 26, 201213 yr 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
February 14, 201313 yr 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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