Steve
Mostly Harmless
WW11??? That hit my funny bone. I think 2 world wars was plenty. I sincerely hope we don't have a third... much less an eleventh!I think your history is a little fuzzy. Can you explain how the word karate is a sport word?
To the OP,
Original okinawan tode is not sport, was not designed to be sport and was not taught that way. It was only after WW11 ,during the American occupation that sport was introduced.
And just to throw in my two cents, my impression is that some styles are sport, and others are not. Some schools emphasize sport and others do not. Karate is one of those words that means different things to different people, and so it's a tough question to answer.