What the freak happened to my previous entry???  Did someone delete it???  

Historical context behind Japanese occupation of Korea is crucial to understanding Karate's influence on the formation of TKD.  Huge parts of TKD culture, history, practice, personalities are heavily influenced by the repressive nature of the colonial period.  Omitting this context would be FACTUALLY misleading.  THis section is about Karate's influence on TKD.  MOST of this influence occurred during colonial times.  I don't see how you can leave out historical context of occupation.  

Dude, this section is about KARATE'S INFLUENCE ON TKD!  According to your logic the whole section needs to be deleted because it's about TKD and NOT karate.  You're not making sense here. To accurately deal with Karate's Influence on TKD, you need to provide a little context about Japanese/Korean history during colonial times.  A sentence to do this is more than appropriate.