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  2. Karate in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In 1946 Robert Trias, a returning U.S. Navy veteran, began teaching private lessons in Phoenix, Arizona. [9] Other early teachers of karate in America were Ed Parker (a native Hawaiian and Coast Guard veteran who earned a black belt in 1953), [10] George Mattson (who began studying while stationed in Okinawa in 1956), and Peter Urban (a Navy veteran who started training while stationed in ...

  3. Martial arts timeline - Wikipedia

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    1935 – “Karate” became the official name of the Okinawan martial arts, based on the traditional art of te (hand) and the term kara (empty or unarmed). 1936 – Gichin Funakoshi published the first edition of his book Karate-Do Kyohan, documenting much of the philosophy and traditional kata (forms) of modern karate. A second edition was ...

  4. Karate - Wikipedia

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    Karate (空手) (/ k ə ˈ r ɑː t i /; Japanese pronunciation: ⓘ; Okinawan pronunciation:), also karate-do (空手道, Karate-dō), is a martial art developed in the Ryukyu Kingdom. It developed from the indigenous Ryukyuan martial arts (called te ( 手 ) , "hand"; tī in Okinawan) under the influence of Chinese martial arts .

  5. American Kenpo - Wikipedia

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    American Kenpo Karate (/ ˈ k ɛ n p oʊ /), also known as American Kenpo or Ed Parker's Kenpo Karate, is an American martial art [2] [3] founded and codified by Ed Parker. It is synthesized mainly from Japanese and Okinawan martial arts such as karate and judo, [1] with influence from Chinese martial arts. [4] [5] It is a form and descendant ...

  6. United States Karate Association - Wikipedia

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    The United States Karate Association) (USKA) was the first karate organization on the mainland United States, founded by Robert Trias in 1948. [1]The USKA became one of the largest associations of karate instructors in the nation, and through this organization Trias was also instrumental in setting up and promoting some of the first karate tournaments in the US in 1955, as well as national and ...

  7. Category:American karateka - Wikipedia

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  9. USA National Karate-do Federation - Wikipedia

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    The AAU was officially charged with the organization and operation of many sports in the US. During this time, Karate was one of the committees in the organization and was not an independent governing body. The Amateur Sports Act of 1978 enabled the governance of sports in the U.S. by organizations other than the AAU. This act made each sport ...