Officially changing Chinese Kara (T'ANG) Te -
to Japanese Kara Te (Empty Hand)

HISTORIC MEETING October 25, 1926 - The conference of Okinawan Karate master at which was agreed the term Karate (Empty Hand) be adopted as the official name of this Martial Art

BACK ROW Left to Right SHURI-TE Master Shinpan Gusukuma, NAHA-TE Master Choryo Maeshiro. SHURI-TE Master Choshin Chibana and TAMARI-TE Master Genwa Kakaasone

FRONT ROW - Left to Right SHURI-TE Master Chotoku Kyan, SHURI-TE master Chomo Hanashiro and NAHA-TE Master and GOJU founder Chojun Miyagi.

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