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Tabata's Kara = Ku Claim vs. Funakoshi's 1929 Empty-Hand Etymology
Tabata, Book 11 (Mind Power, 2010): "The character kara, or ku, in karate-do was taken from this line."
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conceptHeart Sutra as Karate-Do Root Text — Tabata's Kara = Ku ClaimconceptKarate Is Not a Martial Art — and the Claim-Consistency TestsparkKara = Ku — When a Tradition's Name Contains Its Terminal TextconceptBodhidharma and Shaolin: Authority That Proves Itself Through the BodysourceKazumi Tabata — *Mind Power: Secret Strategies for the Martial Arts*