Karate history can be traced back some 1400 years, to Daruma, founder of Zen Buddhism in Western India . Daruma is said to have introduced Buddhism into China , incorporating spiritual and physical teaching methods that were so demanding that many of his disciples would drop in exhaustion.

Why was karate invented?

Karate, the Japanese word for “empty hands,” was born in the Okinawan Islands as a form of self-defense, at a time when weapons were banned by invading Japanese forces.

How did karate become a sport?

The beginning of karate is a Buddhist monk that brings martial arts to China from India. Visitors from China take on this new knowledge and take it to the island of Okinawa in 1392. Following this introduction, the masters of karate spread the sport across Japan as a result.