URASOE, Okinawa Prefecture ... “I found that a karate dojo constituted a male-dominated community, though,” Oshiro said, looking back when she started learning the martial art when she ...

Its popularity has surged following the inclusion, and an increasing number of karate fans all over the world are visiting Okinawa to learn the martial art in its birth place. There are said to be ...

Under the direction of the central government of Japan since the 1890s, Okinawans had to learn to speak ... who taught Uechi Ryu karate, a traditional style of Okinawan karate, and Kaei Akamine ...

Miyagi left Okinawa to avoid a fight to the death against Sato (Danny Kamekona) over Yukie (Nobu McCarthy), Sato continued to learn Miyagi-Do karate from the elder Miyagi. Out of respect for his ...