On Friday, I was speaking to a Karate and Kobudo instructor who was visiting from Okinawa. During the course of our conversation I said, "Only two things matter in Karate: character and skill."
I write and speak about Karate a lot, but that statement was short and sweet!
Character and skill.
Respectfully,
Charles C. Goodin
"Karate Jutsu" means "China Hand art". Karate came to Okinawa from China. Only in the 1930s or so, was the term "Karate" changed to mean "Empty Hand". "China Hand" was used in Hawaii until after World War II, and is still used in some dojo.
For more information, please visit the Hawaii Karate Seinenkai website.
The spirit of Karate is the Aloha spirit.
