History and Fundamentals Of Karate

Though Karate is often associated with Japanese martial arts, it’s true origin dwells in Okinawa combat techniques and Southern Chinese martial arts. It is basically a fusion of both arts and was introduced to Japan only in 1921. During this period, Karate was simply known as "Te", or hand, as called by the Okinawa’s. Chinese influence is evident in the original symbol for Karate - the "Tang Hand" or "Chinese Hand".

Local Time, Standard Time and Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)

Local Time: Parallels of longitude determine the time at a place. Local time varies, from GMT (London) at the rate of four min./degree of longitude.

Standard Time: It is the uniform time fixed by each country. As the local time is found to vary constantly from one plain to another, there is an arrangement by which all places in a certain region agree to use the same time.