DARUMA KARATE CUP

BRIEF HISTORY OF DARUMA Bodhidharma (Daruma) was a semi-legendary Buddhist monk who lived during the 5th or 6th century. or 6th century. He is traditionally credited as the transmitter of Buddhism to China, and regarded as its first Chinese patriarch. According to Chinese legend, he also began the physical training of the monks of the […]

BRIEF MARTIAL ARTS HISTORY

MARTIAL ARTS – These are combat systems, generally without the use of firearms or other modern devices. Today martial arts, besides being practiced as military, police, and self-defense training, are also practiced as sports. The term “martial arts” refers to the art of warfare and has Greco-Roman origins, linked to the god Mars, also known […]

ORIGIN OF KARATE

The origin of karate is directly related to the historical events that occurred in the Okinawa archipelago, located in southern Japan. Once divided by fiefdoms, as islands were eventually unified in 1429 by Sho Hashi, founder of the Sho dynasty. After such unification, an order was enacted in which the possession of any type of […]