Karate credibility
Does a Karate style not founded in Japan lose its credibility as a Karate style? This has been a debate from the Japanese martial artists who say that Karate not founded in Japan or a non Japanese founder of a style is not Karate cause it didn’t originate in their country.
There are hundreds of karate styles in the world and some of them didn’t originate in Japan or Okinawa, but those countries still respect their roots in Japanese Karate hence why they call it Karate. Some are effective and even has MMA fighters from their style, but I do understand some that are obviously mcdojos (95% of them are in america) that only use the word “karate” cause it’s famous.