That's because karate has many influences, mainly from chinese martial arts from the chinese families who populated the Kume Village in Ryukyu kingdom.
That’s true. There was also the Okinawan expat community in Fujian training and generally the Kojo-Ryu system which borrowed heavily from White Crane in China.
@@DanDjurdjevicplus The mistake everyone makes is believing that mawashi uke is a block and a strike. But the karate techniques are tuite (joint locks) and kyusho jutsu (strikes on vital points). Just look at the kata of the past and notice that their gestures are open hands (nukite, shuto, haito, etc.) that target specific vital points. But the modern karateka is convinced that karate is composed of kicks and punches. And this belief prevents him from understanding the real meaning of the kata. The meaning of mawashi uke is a joint lever. Juji uke o kote gaeshi o sankyo.
That’s one view. It certainly has joint lever/lock applications which I didn’t get into (another time!). However, I don’t subscribe to the now common view that all uke are really “locks, holds, throws, strikes… anything but uke”. And juji uke is still a separate technique. Thanks again for contributing.
