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Following the fall of the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]], and its [[Ryukyu shobun|annexation]] into Japan, former [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryukyuan]] scholar-aristocrat [[Itosu Anko|Itosu Ankô]], considered by many today to be the father of modern karate, then introduced this form into the Okinawan public schools in [[1901]]. He coined the term "karate" around this time, using the same characters as ''Tô-te'', but a different reading.<ref>Tô-te, or karate, meaning "China hand," is written as 唐手. The character 唐, referring to the [[Tang Dynasty]], or to Chinese culture & civilization more broadly, can be read in Japanese as either ''tô'' or ''kara''.</ref>

Following the fall of the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]], and its [[Ryukyu shobun|annexation]] into Japan, former [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryukyuan]] scholar-aristocrat [[Itosu Anko|Itosu Ankô]], considered by many today to be the father of modern karate, then introduced this form into the Okinawan public schools in [[1901]]. He coined the term "karate" around this time, using the same characters as ''Tô-te'', but a different reading.<ref>Tô-te, or karate, meaning "China hand," is written as 唐手. The character 唐, referring to the [[Tang Dynasty]], or to Chinese culture & civilization more broadly, can be read in Japanese as either ''tô'' or ''kara''.</ref>

Karate then came to be divided into three styles, based in different areas of the Okinawan capital, namely, [[Shuri-te]], [[Naha-te]], and [[Tomari-te]]. [[Gichin Funakoshi]] introduced these forms into mainland Japan in 1922, altering the characters used to write "karate" to their current form, meaning "empty hand," in 1929.

Karate then came to be divided into three styles, based in different areas of the Okinawan capital, namely, [[Shuri-te]], [[Naha-te]], and [[Tomari-te]]. [[Funakoshi Gichin]] introduced these forms into mainland Japan in 1922, altering the characters used to write "karate" to their current form, meaning "empty hand," in 1929.

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