It is said that until the beginning of the Meiji period 'tee,' which had existed prior to toudee, was called 'Okinawa-te' or 'uchina-dee,' and that it was distinguished from toudee, but it isn't known what differentiated the former from the latter.
明治初頭の頃まで、唐手以前の「手」は特に沖縄手（おきなわて、ウチナーディー）と呼ばれ、唐手とは区別されていたとされるが、両者の間にどのような相違があったのかは不明である。