But walking shoeless was prohibited in Naha in 1941 after the southernmost prefecture began to step up efforts to draw in ... taught Uechi Ryu karate, a traditional style of Okinawan karate ...

URASOE, Okinawa Prefecture--Nobuko Oshiro didn't back off when her instructor of an Okinawan-style dance suggested that she take karate to improve her dance steps. “I found that a karate dojo ...

Its popularity has surged following the inclusion, and an increasing number of karate fans all over the world are visiting Okinawa to learn the martial art in its birth place. There are said to be ...