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Originally Posted by nitanbo

HI guys

I have studied a fair amount of the Okinawain karate and was wondering what are some of the differences between the two Okinawain and mainland.

thanks

nitanbo

Well going from what I saw when stationed in Okinawa, techniques are similar, punches, kicks, throws, takedowns, etc. The difference are this Okinawan was more focused on fighting. Some of the schools there had a total of three kata, and no belts. The Japanese style is based off of Shotokan which came from a school teacher and was intended as both sport & exercise.