History of Karate

Martial arts is already dikenak since humans existed, it can be seen from archaeological relics include: stone axes, paintings of animals are killed with weapons such as spears and arrows. Martial arts at that time merely defending themselves from nuisance wild animals and natural surroundings. However, since the increase of the world population increases, the interference coming from the man began to emerge that the desire to pursue martial arts is increasing. Tersebutlah at 4,000 years ago, after the founder Gautama Buddha Sidartha died, then his followers received the mandate to develop Buddhism throughout the world. However, due to the difficulty of impassable terrain, so priests are given supplies martial arts. The mission turns westward to develop science Pangkration or Wrestling in Greece. Religious mission that went to the South to develop some kind, martial arts as we know it today. One of the mission to explore the North China produces kungfu (later in the XII century, Chinese martial arts brought by traders and Kubilaikhan kenegara Majapahit in East Java). From China to the Korean group that produces martial arts Taekwondo then we are familiar with. From Korea apparently not dsapat entourage proceeded to Japan, but stop just up in the islands of Okinawa. Not successful entry into the Japanese delegation, as in Japan at that time was developing Jujitsu martial arts, judo, kendo and swordsmanship (kenjutsu). But history records that pasda the 1600's, the Japanese Empire had taken control of Okinawa. Okinawa the Japanese Empire had ruled with an iron hand, residents are prohibited from owning weapons, even parents are prohibited from using the stick. Secretly colonized studied martial arts with his bare hands at that time known as TOTE. From one technique to the other techniques, martial arts deepened and pastors encourages the development of martial arts this TOTE. Then in 1921 a resident of Okinawa named Funakoshi Gitchin introduce martial arts from TOTE in Japan, and its name was changed to karatre, according to a Japanese accent in reading kanji. Since then karate is growing rapidly in Japan.

KARATE IN INDONESIA
Karate entry in Indonesia not taken by Japanese soldiers but by Indonesian students who kembakli to their homeland, after completing his education in Japan. In 1963 several students Indonesia, among others: Baud AD Adikusumo, Muchtar and Karyanto establish Dojo in Jakarta. These are the first to introduce karate (flow Shoto-kan) in Indonesia, and then they form a container which they named PORKI. A few years later came former Indonesian Students from Japan as Setyo Haryono (founder Gojukai), Anton Lesiangi, Sabeth Muchsin and Chairul Park who helped develop karate in the country. Besides ex students above the people of Japan who came to Indonesia in order businesses have also come to give color to the development of karate in Indonesia. Those include: Matsusaki (Kushinryu-1966), Ishi (Gojuryu-1969), Hayashi (Shitoryu-1971) and Oyama (Kyokushinkai-1967). Karate apparently gained many fans, the implementation looks come from a variety of organizations (Board) karate, with various streams such as those held by each founding colleges. The number of university karate with different flow causes a mismatch between the leaders, causing a schism in the body PORKI. But eventually, with the agreement of the karate figures to re-unite in the effort to develop karate in the country that in 1972 formed an umbrella organization called Forki Karate (Karate-Do Federation Indonesia). As for those who had served as Chairman and Secretary General of the New Testament. Forki since 1972 up to now are: 1972-1977: Chairman: Widjojo Sujono, the Secretary-General: Noah Otoman 1977-1980: Chairman: Sumadi, the Secretary-General: Rustam Ibrahim 1980-1984: Chairman: Subhan Djajaatmadja, Secretary General: GA Pesik 1984-1988: Chairman: Rudini, Secretary-General: Adam Saleh 1988-1992: Chairman: Rudini, Secretary-General: GA Pesik 1992-1996: Chairman: Rudini, Secretary-General: GA Pesik 1997-2001: Chairman: Wiranto, the Secretary-General: Hendardji-S 2001-2005: Chairman: Luhut B. Panjaitan, General Secretary: Hendardji-S

KARATE EDUCATION MEMBERS Forki

1. Amura 2. BKC (Bandung Karate Club) 3. BLACK PANTHER 4. Funakoshi 5. GABDIKA SHITORYU (Combined Martial Arts Karate-Do Shitoryu) 6. Gojukai 7. Goju Ryu ASS 8. GOKASI (Goju Ryu Karate-Do Shinbukan All Indonesia) 9. INKADO (Indonesia Karate-Do) 10. INKAI (Institute of Karate-Do Indonesia) 11. KALA BLACK 12. KANDAGA PRANA 13. KEI SHIN KAN 14. KKNSI (Unity Karate-Do Naga Sakti Indonesia) 15. KKI (Kushin Ryu Karate-Do Indonesia) 16. Kyokushinkai (Kyokushinkai Karate-Do Indonesia) 17. LEMKARI (Institute of Karate-Do Indonesia) 18. MKC (Medan Karate Club) 19. PERKAINDO 20. PORBIKAWA 21. PORDIBYA 22. SHINDOKA 23. SHI ROI TE 24. Tako INDONESIA 25. WADOKAI (Wadoryu Karate-Do Indonesia). source: Forki