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Karate History:
Karate developed in the Ryukyu Kingdom prior to its 19th century annexation by Japan. It was brought to the Japanese mainland in the early 20th century during a time of cultural exchanges between the Japanese and the Ryukyuans. In 1922 the Japanese Ministry of Education invited Gichin Funakoshi to Tokyo to give a karate demonstration. In 1924 Keio University established the first university karate club in Japan and by 1932, major Japanese universities had karate clubs.[4] In this era of escalating Japanese militarism,[5] the name was changed from 唐手 ("Chinese hand") to 空手 ("empty hand") – both of which are pronouncedkarate – to indicate that the Japanese wished to develop the combat form in Japanese style.[6] After the second world war, Okinawa became an important United States military site and karate became popular among servicemen stationed there.
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 | President Mrs.Sara Mohamed Khaled Hassan Sadek Telephone: Email: |
| Member Mr.Ayman Amr AbdelAziz Abo El Atta Telephone: Email: |
| Member Mr.Alaa Mohamed Talaat Galal El Deen Ali Telephone: Email: |
| Member Mrs.Sara Essam Ali Sayed Telephone: Email: |
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