Darkwoods Dojo
Karate (空手) is a martial art developed in the
Ryukyu Islands in what is now Okinawa, Japan. It was developed from indigenous fighting methods called te
(手, literally: "hand") and Chinese kenpō. Karate is a striking art using punching, kicking, knee and
elbow strikes, and open-handed techniques such as knife-hands (karate chop). Grappling, locks, restraints,
throws, and vital point strikes are taught in some styles. A karate practitioner is called a karateka (空手家).
We incorporate a hard style of Karate that integrates our grappling and striking, along side a large amount of boxing techniques.
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