Karate practice at Shuri Castle, Okinawa, 1938 Karate is arguably the most mysterious and ambiguous Martial Art since there are not a lot of sources available about its origins published before the Meiji Era[1]. It can be explained by the fact that initially and for the longest time Karate was practiced in secret and so the knowledge was passed down through one-on-one instruction. Also, Karate has a relatively short history compared to other Martial Arts in Japan and so we ha