{"id":456,"date":"2002-05-24T05:14:03","date_gmt":"2002-05-24T05:14:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shitoryukarateworld.com\/?p=456"},"modified":"2026-05-26T13:22:26","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T13:22:26","slug":"karate-do-%e7%a9%ba%e6%89%8b%e9%81%93","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shitoryukarateworld.com\/ja\/karate-do-%e7%a9%ba%e6%89%8b%e9%81%93","title":{"rendered":"Karate-Do\u00a0\u7a7a\u624b\u9053"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"456\" class=\"elementor elementor-456\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3a9d4e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f3a9d4e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 data-interaction-id=\"bf196d4\" class=\"e-heading-base\"><strong>Karate-Do (\u7a7a\u624b\u9053) \u2013 The Meaning and Evolution of Karate<\/strong><br><br><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3013741 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3013741\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db8ce55 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"db8ce55\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"e-image-base\" data-interaction-id=\"f4319e0\" id=\"471\" src=\"https:\/\/shitoryukarateworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/karate-1-300x194.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shitoryukarateworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/karate-1-300x194.png 300w, https:\/\/shitoryukarateworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/karate-1-624x404.png 624w, https:\/\/shitoryukarateworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/karate-1.png 667w\" alt=\"\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"e-2270520-7e82593 e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"2270520\">The word <strong id=\"e-mpm30zuq-cg15yff\">Karate-Do (\u7a7a\u624b\u9053)<\/strong> is composed of three Japanese characters:<br><br><strong id=\"e-mpm30zuq-cprc3wa\">Kara (\u7a7a)<\/strong> \u2013 Empty<br><strong id=\"e-mpm30zuq-o657ytk\">Te (\u624b)<\/strong> \u2013 Hand<br><strong id=\"e-mpm30zur-nl564q2\">Do (\u9053)<\/strong> \u2013 The philosophical way or path<br><br>Together, Karate-Do means <strong id=\"e-mpm30zur-fxitf0e\">\u201cThe Way of the Empty Hand.\u201d<\/strong><br>Originally, the indigenous fighting art of Okinawa, known as <strong id=\"e-mpm30zur-w9kyan6\">Tode<\/strong>, was heavily influenced by Chinese martial arts and was therefore written as <strong id=\"e-mpm30zur-aa5pg9c\">\u201cChinese Hand\u201d (\u5510\u624b)<\/strong>.<br><br>During the 1920s, Gichin Funakoshi, a student of Anko Itosu, introduced Karate to mainland Japan. While seeking official recognition from the Dai Nippon Butoku Kai, the original kanji meaning \u201cChinese Hand\u201d was not accepted. As a result, the character <strong id=\"e-mpm30zur-hlvwxu0\">Kara<\/strong> was changed from \u201cChinese\u201d (\u5510) to \u201cEmpty\u201d (\u7a7a), while retaining the same pronunciation. This transformation emphasized the philosophical and spiritual nature of the art rather than its foreign origin. Thus, the modern term <strong id=\"e-mpm30zur-1yd5ore\">Karate-Do \u2014 \u201cThe Way of the Empty Hand\u201d<\/strong> was officially established.<br><br>Because of his efforts in spreading and formalizing Karate in Japan, Gichin Funakoshi is widely regarded as the father of modern Karate in Japan.<br><br><strong id=\"e-mpm30zur-fmg4bla\">Section :&nbsp;<\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/shitoryukarateworld.com\/ja\/technical-insight\/\" id=\"e-mpm30zur-onlcqfm\"><strong id=\"e-mpm30zur-l99og1k\">\u30c6\u30af\u30cb\u30ab\u30eb\u30fb\u30a4\u30f3\u30b5\u30a4\u30c8<\/strong><\/a><strong id=\"e-mpm30zur-6si9yhp\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Title: <\/strong>Karatedo \u7a7a\u624b\u9053&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karate-Do (\u7a7a\u624b\u9053) \u2013 The Meaning and Evolution of Karate The word Karate-Do (\u7a7a\u624b\u9053) is composed of three Japanese characters: Kara (\u7a7a) \u2013 EmptyTe (\u624b) \u2013 HandDo (\u9053) \u2013 The philosophical way or path Together, Karate-Do means \u201cThe Way of the Empty Hand.\u201dOriginally, the indigenous fighting art of Okinawa, known as Tode, was heavily influenced by Chinese martial arts and was therefore written as \u201cChinese Hand\u201d (\u5510\u624b). During the 1920s, Gichin Funakoshi, a student of Anko Itosu, introduced Karate to mainland Japan. While seeking official recognition from the Dai Nippon Butoku Kai, the original kanji meaning \u201cChinese Hand\u201d was not accepted. 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