It is said that American karate began when veterans of WWII, who had mastered karate in Okinawa or the Japanese mainland, opened karate schools in the U.S. after their return to the country.
アメリカの空手は、沖縄や日本本土で空手を習得した軍人たちが、帰国後、道場を開いて教えたのが始まりとされている。