sonny

...own taekwondo as karate.? my friend just told me that hes a yellow belt and knnows lots about martial arts .did u knnow that ? i did not know karate was japanese taekwondo

Smiling Jack

it isn't. Also Karate is just a borad category, Karate encompasses, Shorin Ryu, Shotokan, Goju Ryu, and other styles. Shorin Ryu is the most commonly used Karate and that was developed in the Ryukyu Kingdom which is in Japan.

Benji F

this is the worst question I have ever read on here.

Tae Kwon Do was copied from Karate.

Before Tae Kwon Do there was an art called, Taek Hyun a grapple art, with kicks.

Then the Japanese came and ruled Korea like in the late 1800's until 1950 something (the end of the Korean War). And during this time,
the Japanese taught Karate to many Koreans.

Then in the late 1950's after the Japanese were defeated and left the Korean peninsula, Tae Kwon Do was developed, thus coming from Karate.

Reading is good
http://www.worldtaekwondo.com/history.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taekwondo

And if you know anything about the history of Korea, you'll understand that truths are often misleading.

Taek Hyun has been around for thousands of years,
where as Tae Kwon Do, came from Karate, and influence from Taek Hyun too.

It is a very sensitive subject for Koreans because of the history.

Bottom line is, your friend is mistaken.

Karate enthusiast