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Traditional Dojo - Karate Kaikan in Tomigusuku near Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
Karate began in the 14th century on the island of Okinawa.[1] Karate as a word first emerged due to Gichin Funakoshi.[2]
Karate was introduced to mainland Japan in the 1920s.[3][4][5]
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