Why ALL Karate Styles Are FAKE

Everybody wants to know what the best Karate style is.

But Karate styles didn’t exist in ancient Okinawa. They were invented for political reasons to modernize the art in Japan. This obscured its Chinese history and evolution.

Famous grandmasters like Funakoshi Gichin, Miyagi Chojun and Mabuni Kenwa didn’t approve the idea of ”styles”. I’ve included their quotes in the video. Yet, they founded Shotokan, Goju Ryu and Shito Ryu. Why? Because they were forced to.

You see, Karate was originally called Toudi (唐手) lit. “Chinese Hand”. That’s because Kung Fu styles like White Crane and Incense Shop Boxing (Southern Shaolin Monk Fist) influenced its origins.

The Japanese overlords didn’t like this historical connection. So they created new labels for the art: Shuri-te, Tomari-te and Naha-te. These categories were invented for a martial arts demonstration in honor of Jigoro Kano - the founder of Judo. He visited the birthplace of Karate in 1927.

As you can see, there is no such thing as a traditional Karate style. They’re ALL made up for political reasons. This means you can stop worrying about artificial labels and start caring about what truly matters.

Substance over style!

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[KARATEbyJesse]

What’s your favorite Karate style? 🤔🥋👊

[julesthewalker]

So... does that EVERYBODY IS KUNG FU FIGHTING ~~~

[AlecD]

That was Bruce Lee's philosophy, a style limits one's self. There should be no limits, embrace all! Bruce Lee was right!

[paulthecabs]

“Adapt what is useful, reject what is useless, and add what is specifically your own” -Bruce Lee

[muscular_ninja]

When I started learning Kyokushin back I used to think that Kyokushin, Shotokan and Goju Ryu were the only ones I would ever spend time researching and learning. But now I believe that learning Karate as a whole is what we should do. Never limit to a style, rather study movements and apply them as necessary. But I agree with the Kyokushin way of real hard training. I don't like that a lot of Karate dojos have a very soft aproach to training.

[tonioyendis]

I'm 62 years old and just recently earned 1st Dan blackbelt in kyokushin after 5 hard years of training. One thing i know is, when you encounter a confrontation on the streets, style is the last thing that matters. What matters is your ability to flip the switch and go from 0 to 100 in a second and go hard and fast to end the threat as quickly as possible for your own survival.

[ryudragonpunch]

Lived in Okinawa for 7 years (1989-1996)..and I can attest that karate is taken very seriously there. There’s no way anybody can perpetrate there.

[j.wright]

"Man is constantly growing. Yet when he is bound by a set pattern of ideas, or 'Way' of doing things, that’s when he stops growing." --Bruce Lee

[NeonBlade]

The only true karate master is Master Ken. Look him up on YouTube. He's amazing.
And remember, always re-stomp the groin.

[psstarpac]

The 'chinese hand' in kanji was actually pronounced kara(Tang dynasty) + te(hand). Karate, now translated 'empty hand', meant 'chinese hans' or 'chinese martial art' back in the days. They kept the pronounciation but changed the Kanji for 'kara' part.

[kmlgraph]

You, sir, are one of the few martial arts channels on Youtube that tells the truth about your art, and not promote your own ego. Well done, and keep up the good work.

[paulbecket]

having studied martial arts for years (not so seriously though) I have tons of respect for all styles as long as you don't study Bull Shi-to

[terhazza]

When I trained Shotokan, we once asked our Sensei what he thought about other Karate styles. He said that he pretty much thought 'styles' were bunk. He had been in this seminar where practicers of different Karate styles got together, idea was to compare and discuss about the techniques across the schools. But the differences were mostly like "Oh in your style you have a back foot in a slightly different angle in this stance". Supposed technical differences were much less important than individual ones due to different body build etc.
He explained to us that most martial arts 'styles' have arisen from personal disputes. Some student starts to think his master is an asshole, leaves the school and wants to branch out but doesn't want to be associated with the name of his master he no longer likes. So he comes up with a 'new' style made to 'fix' supposed 'shortcomings' in the old style, gives it a new fancy name and maybe makes some nominal changes to the techniques so they don't completely appear carbon copied from his previous school, voilá, we have a new martial arts style.

[GlennDavey]

One day the camera will turn around and show a class of bored students waiting to begin.

[sambathseamean]

All Karate style from different schools reminds me of Ranton who learn Kung Fu by joining Shaolin. He's always said if you ask the same question to two teachers you'll get two completely different Answers.

[sunn]

Hah, Bruce Lee was right.

The "Man" is more important than styles, self expressing to one's maximum limits.

[rxge.edxts.]

"I not believe in styles,
Styles separates men"
~ BRUCE LEE

[wintyrqueen]

“Everything that works is Karate” - Tetsuhiko Asai
This was in response to a second dan at a seminar complaining that, whilst effective, what were being taught was “not really karate”

[PenttiHuttunenGlobetrotter]

Same thing happened to the Taekwondo, Koreans try to hide that Taekwondo is actually Korean version of Karate.

[guyoflife]

IP Man: "It's not about style. It's about you."