history: Karate seems so fun to try, especially with the self defense aspect.
knowledge: Karate was brought to Japan in the early 20th century during a time of migration as Ryukyuans, especially from Okinawa, looked for work in Japan.
response: I see. Did you know karate didn't arrive to Japan until the 20th century?
history: Karate seems so fun to try, especially with the self defense aspect.
I see. Did you know karate didn't arrive to Japan until the 20th century?
20th? That doesn't seem that long ago!
knowledge: It was systematically taught in Japan after the Taishō era.
response: Yes, it started being taught after the Taisho era.
history: Karate seems so fun to try, especially with the self defense aspect.
I see. Did you know karate didn't arrive to Japan until the 20th century?
20th? That doesn't seem that long ago!
Yes, it started being taught after the Taisho era.
That's so interesting! I had no idea about any of this.
knowledge: In 1924 Keio University established the first university karate club in mainland Japan and by 1932, major Japanese universities had karate clubs.
response: The first karate club was formed in 1924
history: Karate seems so fun to try, especially with the self defense aspect.
I see. Did you know karate didn't arrive to Japan until the 20th century?
20th? That doesn't seem that long ago!
Yes, it started being taught after the Taisho era.
That's so interesting! I had no idea about any of this.
The first karate club was formed in 1924
The first karate club in America or where?
knowledge: The martial arts movies of the 1960s and 1970s served to greatly increase the popularity of martial arts around the world, and in English the word ''karate'' began to be used in a generic way to refer to all striking-based Oriental martial arts.
response: I'm not sure, now. I do know that karate became popular worldwide due to martial arts movies in the 1960s.