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>> james: wow. >> group: oh my god. happy? >> anthony: wow. so, okinawa's most famous export, perhaps, is karate. >> hokama: uh-huh. >> anthony: when most of us think of karate we think of striking exclusively. is that an accurate representation of what you're doing? >> james: the basiof okinawan karate is that it was used primarily as a defensive art. um, in other words, being able to, you know, control and subdue the opponent. usually, if you could, in a humane way, but then if you had to -- >> anthony: right. >> james: finish them then you had the ability to finish them. the striking is imp...

>> james: wow. >> group: oh my god. happy? >> anthony: wow. so, okinawa's most famous export, perhaps, is karate. >> hokama: uh-huh. >> anthony: when most of us think of karate we think of striking exclusively. is that an accurate representation of what you're doing? >> james: the basis of okinawan karate is that it was used primarily as a defensive art. um, in other words, being able to, you know, control and subdue the opponent. usually, if you could, in a humane way, but then if you had to -- >> anthony: right. >> james: finish them then you had the ability to finish them. the striking is i...

Served raw and still twitching in the shell. >> james: and we're gonna get some sea grapes as well. >> anthony: oh good, good, that's, uh, super traditional. sea grapes, the classic regional side dish dressed in rice vinegar. what you buy downstairs from vendors. for a small fee, restaurants will cook it for you upstairs. >> james: wow. >> group: oh my god. happy? >> anthony: wow. so, okinawa's most famous export, perhaps, is karate. >> hokama: uh-huh. >> anthony: when most of us think of karate we think of striking exclusively. is that an accurate representation of what you're doing? >> james...

>> james: wow. >> group: oh my god. happy? >> anthony: wow. so, okinawa's most famous export, perhaps, is karate. >> hokama: uh-huh. >> anthony: when most of us think of karate we think of striking exclusively. is that an accurate representation of what you're doing? >> james: the basis of okinawan karate is that it was used primarily as a defensive art. um, in other words, being able to, you know, control and subdue the opponent. usually, if you could, in a humane way, but then if you had to -- >> anthony: right. >> james: -- finish them then you had the ability to finish them. the striking i...

Restaurants will cook it for you upstairs. >> wow. wow. so, okinawa's most famous export, perhaps, is karate. >> uh-huh. >> when most of us think of karate, we think of striking. exclusively. is that an accurate representation of what you're doing? >> from the basis of okinawan karate, it was used primarily as defensive art. in other words, being able to, you know, control and subdue the opponent. usually if you could in a humane way, but then if you had to finish them, then you had the ability to finish them. the striking is important, but a lot of the technique is not about striking. it's ab...