The birthplace of karate is the Ryukyu Kingdom in history (now Ryukyu Islands), and there are different opinions about its origin. One of the most popular sayings in academic circles is that in 1392, the King Tea Capital of Zhongshan in Ryukyu Kingdom sent envoys to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty in China. Emperor Hongwu of the Ming Dynasty sent thirty-six Fujian surnames to Ryukyu. These immigrants from China established Kumi Village near Naha Port, and brought China's advanced technology to Ryukyu. China Boxing was also introduced to Ryukyu at this time, and combined with the local fighting skills of Ryukyu players, it developed into the embryonic Tang players of karate today. This statement is called "nine meters and thirty-six surnames input theory".
/kloc-in the 0/9th century, the term "Tang player" began to generally replace "Ryukyu player". The famous martial artists in this period are: Hiroshi Sasagawa Zhi and his disciples Matsumura Zonggun, Shengdao Qin Fang and Una Mountain City; The royal wines in Bocun are Jialong and Channan (according to the rules of government and cloud), and the lake city in Naha is built by Zhengbang and Changbang, which is very close to the cloud.
In the meantime, some Ryukyu martial artists have learned kendo from Samoan veterans and integrated the demonstration of kendo into Tang's hands. In karate, the practice of hitting wooden sticks with fists or hand knives is influenced by cutting wooden stakes by kendo. There is also a view that karate's pursuit of killing with one blow is influenced by the current situation. During this period, there were three schools of Tang players: the ceremonial players, the Naha players and the Bo players. Its martial arts are only circulated among specific people, and it is strictly forbidden to reveal them.
1879, Japan annexed Ryukyu; Due to the annexation by Japan, the Ryukyu gentry class ceased to exist, which indirectly led to the danger of Tang being unarmed. However, some gentry who used to have official positions and salaries turned to cultivate Tang hands because of their sudden decline in family circumstances. In this case, Tang Anheng devoted himself to popularizing the Tang Dynasty in schools. 190 1 In the first year of, ordinary primary schools taught students the Tang hand in the name of "empty hands". 1905, the Department of Physical Education of Okinawa Prefectural No.1 Middle School (now Shouli College) and Okinawa Prefectural Normal School also began to teach Tang Shou. 1936, "Tang shou" was officially renamed as "karate".