Karate is an intangible cultural inheritance that represents a unique creativity to the Asian Martial Arts. Though its origin can be traced back to East India in 200-300 BC, the majority of its system was established in China during the next two millenium. The Japanese modification in the 19th century transformed the system from the art of Kang Fu, or v, Tai-Chi Chuan or , and other precedent Chinese art forms that varied its name depending upon its time and place. Like dance, the art has been practiced as a form of performing arts. The art also inherited ritualistic and ceremonial nature of tradition and discipline that is implicated with the physical confrontations.
Anthropologists often define humans as a peace loving being for nature.
Psychologists also refer to the complexities of human anxiety toward the physical confrontation thus to avert its intensity. It appears that human ability to engage in duel confrontation is a learned trait through training rather than by a genetic nature. The art, hence, adopted by the educational institutions to utilize the art as for an educational tool not only for a physical fitness program but also for a form of discipline for youth to cope with the situation. As for a principle, the art of karate applies only a pair of bare hands and legs because the art was developed at a peculiar social environment where the majority of the people had no access to the arm. They are so old thus their creators' name and nationality are unknown.