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Karate (空手) is a Martial art developed in the Ryukyu Islands in what is now Okinawa, Japan. There are several different styles of karate, most of them stemming from the same genealogical tree, and some others acquiring the name “karate“ for practical reasons while actually deriving from a mix of other martial arts. Each style of karate stresses some techniques more than others, or has some differences in performing the same techniques from what other styles do. However, most karate schools and styles a