House of Motobu
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The House of Motobu is a princely house of the Ryūkyū Kingdom founded by Shō Kōshin Motobu Wōji Chōhei, sixth son of the tenth king of the second Shō dynasty, Shō Shitsu. It is a cadet branch of the S
Motobu-udun-baka Tomb in Ganeko
Convention between France and the Liou-tchou Islands
Karate
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Karate, also karate-do, is a martial art developed in the Ryukyu Kingdom. It developed from the indigenous Ryukyuan martial arts under the influence of Chinese martial arts. While modern karate is pri
Chōmo Hanashiro, an Okinawan karate master c. 1938
WKF's Karate World Championship 2006 in Tampere, Finland; men's heavyweight final
King Shō Shin
Karate training in front of Shuri Castle in Naha (1938)