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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 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...

It's about submission techniques. some of that is to do with kyusho, attacking nerve points. in particular is extremely skilled at dealing with, you know, bigger, stronger opponents. >> human engineering. very important. point, point, point, point, point. and then this point. >> the demonstration of hokama sensei's open-hand kyusho technique becomes too real for my taste. human engineering with a terrifying logic, attacks the weak point. all i know how to do this situation, by the way, is poke hard and look for something to choke or lock. nope. apparently they don't know what tapping out means...

Vendors, for a small fee 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 is that it was used primarily as a 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 tech...

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. >> 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...