the facet that Karate originated as the unarmed self-defense using only hands,
feet and body of the practitioner. This system consists of basic techniques that
block or evade an attack and then counter-striking the opponent by punching,
kicking, striking or and combination thereof. Empty handed fighting was brought
to Canto, China during the Liang Dynasty by a Buddhist Monk named Daruma Taisi
from India who originated the meditative sect of Zen. He introduced this form of
Empty Handed fighting around 525 A.D. 300 Years ago, the form Empty Hand
fighting called "Okinawa-te" underwent development in Okinawa when the
Satsuma clan of Kyushu banned all weapons in Okinawa.
