okinawan karate the first martial art?

[mewtwo]

around 4minutes and 40 seconds in the vid they say that okinawan karate if the mother of all martial arts. guess they never heard of kalaripayat. lol

[henro]

around 4minutes and 40 seconds in the vid they say that okinawan karate if the mother of all martial arts. guess they never heard of kalaripayat. lol

 

Not only that, but "to perfect your martial art it is essential to know Okinawan Karate. . ."

 

Also strange since most histories claim that karate was a development from Chinese martial arts. . .

[fiveelementtao]

in the vid they say that okinawan karate if the mother of all martial arts.

 

Not even close... Karate means "Chinese Hand" because the Okinawans learned Chinese hard style Kung Fu from Chinese sailors. Kara = Chinese Te = Hand/ During WWII the Japanese renamed it Open hand Kara (different kanji but same sound)+ Te Hand.

 

Karate is actually an Okinawan version of Kenpo or Chuan Fa - hard style Chinese Kung Fu...