A few interesting things of note: The poisonous snakes referenced in the video are the Golden Habu also known as a pit viper. Habusu is a local alcoholic drink commonly served in Okinawa with the golden habu in the bottle of Awamori AKA island Sake(which is a dryer and stronger compared to Sake IMO) During the period of strong Ming and Ryukyu relations, a cultural exchange took place over many years were students were sent to study in the imperial academy and experts were sent to live in Okinawa to help improve the economy. Also, the Ming gifted many ships to the Okinawans to increase the volume of trade they could conduct with Chins Before the ban on Okinawans owning weapons was strictly enforced in 1608 an earlier ban was created in the late 15th century (but does not seem to have been enforced)
@banditpicasso
5 жыл бұрын
Do Guam next
@Dovidbre
5 жыл бұрын
habu shabu awamori
@riodepalma1
5 жыл бұрын
You misspelled Philippines.
@siekensou77
4 жыл бұрын
not sure if it was LiuQiu or LauKau 琉球
@channelsicks
4 жыл бұрын
Awesome vid and as Rio Palma said - very similar to what occured to the Philippines. Went to Okinawa a couple years ago and loved it - will be back once this COVID period is over
@yoshilorak5897
5 жыл бұрын
My great grandfather is Okinawan. He lived to be 97 and he even saw and spoke to my first born sons.
@MrHanderson91
5 жыл бұрын
Wow so he was a great great grandfather
@TheKalihiMan
5 жыл бұрын
Okinawans are famous for their longevity. In Hawaiʻi, where I live, there are many people of Okinawan descent who have lived to be over 100 years old.
@derlinclaire1778
5 жыл бұрын
Dear friend,you were really blessed to have known your Great-Grandfather.My last Great-Grandmother on my late mother Rosemary,s side was Miss Victoria Penier.Called Vicky for short,she died 5 years,and 3 months before I was born.So,you were truly blessed to have known your Great-Grandparent,my friend.A couple of my older cousins were lucky to have known her as little kids.
@Julian-dm5lu
5 жыл бұрын
yoshi lorak I met my great great grandmother. She wasn’t of Okinawan descent. She was German. She lived to be 90. I have an old photo of me, my mother, my grandmother, her father (my great grandfather) and his mother (great great grandmother)
@makukawakami
5 жыл бұрын
There must be something in the water in Okinawa
@島袋誠-z6k
5 жыл бұрын
Okinawa language -> Uchi na guchi, they say a dialectic, but Japanese treat us like Taiwan, we not part of Japan, but we are part of there territory... and very few peolple still use the origial langue or know about Okinawa culture, in Tokyo we like so little okinawa gin. Good times anyways nice to know someone talk about Okinawa.
@kaelmic7476
5 жыл бұрын
I knew a baachan that spoke uchi na guchi. Its funny how different okinawajin look from mainland japanese. Thats not even mentioning the smaller islands like miyakojima, where i lived for 6 months
@島袋誠-z6k
5 жыл бұрын
@@wynnhorton1208 cchhheeiiii.... racist, you went to a Black or hispanic i bet, because you think all we Okinawa people know each other, and there no ranks bettewn us, good to know in your youth you where judging a Okinaea SHŪ.
@島袋誠-z6k
4 жыл бұрын
@Jacky Phantom well okinawan be like native americans in USA, not related to Europeans or Asians, even they look asian, but nah, they just think they there own shiee, that why uchinaguchi sounds so rare to Japanese, and nothing in common except writing to chinese, Hajimeteyatai, sound like Hajimemashite, but deferent meaning, in Okinawa Language It means Hello welcome had a good day... Hajimemashite is a way to introduce yourself,not greeting... kimonos are related, yeah, because it was a luxury from Shimazu, but for Okinawa regulars, they use something like a karate suit, but not that heavy and women usally naked of use like a bikini or long see threw clothe. Old times, miss them.
@島袋誠-z6k
4 жыл бұрын
@@ああ-m5r9o ええ。。。 そですか?
@titanicwhiz
4 жыл бұрын
Not sure about that, I got family over there, and they all seem to claim to be Japanese.. only the older people such as my Grandmother knows the Okinawan language... It is strange to have a younger (Japanese/Okinawan) cousin that is fluent in English and translate what other family/friends that only know Japanese to me.. but when it comes to the older generation Okinawan which sometimes would sing and play their sanshin, singing in Okinawan language, even the younger "native" Gen would also have NO idea what they are saying, which I found strange.. My cousin said to me in English, "I don't even know what he is saying, it is in Okinawan".. So for that moment we were all mostly in the same boat when It came to the language barrier.. strange feeling..
@Sakura-oc9lh
2 жыл бұрын
I was raised in the US but am half Okinawan on my mom's side and have been trying to reconnect with my culture, this video has been so helpful!
@kaelmic7476
5 жыл бұрын
I lived in okinawa for 2 years. Met an old lady whi knew uchinaguchi. The old language.was awesome
@Bentopacker
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you for making this video. I am half Okinawan and it is always a welcoming sight to see new media of Okinawa's culture and history.
@isaacbauman8174
Жыл бұрын
there is no place name Okinawan, it is Ryukyu.
@Dragons_Armory
5 жыл бұрын
Ryukyu has a really interesting culture, their native culture is very distinctive and eventually closely adopted Confucian customs, their fashion and architecture's also really interesting. Their robes, food, and palaces almost look like a Chinese- Japanese fusion. Their tortouise tombs are also very fascinating, as it combines Confucian ancestor worship with local traditions.
@島袋誠-z6k
5 жыл бұрын
Robes? You mean ushinchi bingata? I happen to own some myself, i love to wear them.
@hwasiaqhan8923
5 жыл бұрын
Ali Ay many of them were immigrants from Ming China, that’s why pre-Japanese occupation the ryukyan built tombs in Chinese Fujianese styles but during imperial Japanese invasion, hundreds of thousands of Ruyukyans were massacred, today, most “ryukyans” are actually Japanese migrants from modern eras.
@waterfox7218
5 жыл бұрын
Okinawan migrated from mainland japan in the around 6th or 7th century. The descendant of ming china also exist, but they are minority.
@hwasiaqhan8923
5 жыл бұрын
waterfox721 Pre-Japanese colonisation, the Japanese were the minorities on the islands of ryukyu. The Chinese migrants held power in the courts of ryukyu and were very influential.
@XuerLi
5 жыл бұрын
@@hwasiaqhan8923 They are actually mixed, many famous Japanese artists such as Takeshi Kaneshiro,Kousuke Atari,Yui Aragaki,Yukie Nakama,Namie Amuro all have ryukyan blood.
@titanicwhiz
4 жыл бұрын
3rd Gen Okinawan here! My Grandmother was born there in 41' during the war.. Several of her older brothers died do to being in the middle of the conflict.. She met my US Grandfather there on the mid 60s.. he was a drill Sargent stationed there at the time.. They then married there and moved to a US base in Tokyo, where my Aunt and Dad were born.. Then out of all places they moved to Wisconsin in 68', where my Dad eventually met my mother in the 1980s, then in 1990 I was born, and here I am! I was fortunate enough to be able to visit the beautiful island and the people/family of Okinawa!
@triangleman100
4 жыл бұрын
We share a similar story!!
@OkiMiku
3 жыл бұрын
I ended up in Kansas :^)
@Funica11
3 жыл бұрын
Okinawans hate the USA, don't you know it? They want to remove US bases in Okinawa to somewhere outside Okinawa. It's utterly funny your claim as if Okinawa beings to China or Taiwan.
@taiyoutamaki1872
2 жыл бұрын
@@Funica11Okinawans don't hate USA they just want their land back. After WWII many countries were given their lands back but not Okinawa instead 80% of all US bases (stationed in Japan) are on Okinawa. Many people don't realize Japan annexed Okinawa in late 1800's. Edit: I wrote the wrong percentage.
@Funica11
2 жыл бұрын
@@taiyoutamaki1872 You’d better google “コザ暴動” and see how Okinawans hated the dominations by America, wanted to return to Japan. Tokyo has a problem yet it doesn’t mean Okinawa is China or Ryukyu. It’s sad that the riot in the police station two weeks ago by younger people in Koza, which is Okinawa city today, still reminds me of a huge scar and humiliation caused by the rule of America. Okinawa needs normalisation as a prefecture in Japan, not Ryukyu.
@dorvallbedford6468
5 жыл бұрын
I think it's really cool that you made a video about Okinawa. I used to live there years ago because I'm from a military family and I miss the island so much. It's honestly the best place I've been to.
@ryanpalmer6642
5 жыл бұрын
Dorvall Bedford you right homie- I had to end up moving back
@MT-qo6xl
Жыл бұрын
Did you learn any Japanese while on Okinawa ?
@isaacbauman8174
Жыл бұрын
there is no place name Okinawan, it is Ryukyu.
@lalaluxxx3
4 жыл бұрын
I’ve been living in Okinawa for the last two years & I love it here. Great video!
@EpimetheusHistory
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Make sure to visit the ruined castles while you are there, they are pretty cool :)
@lalaluxxx3
4 жыл бұрын
Epimetheus absolutely! So much history here. I was able to see the rebuilt Shuri Castle before it burned down. But it’s slowly being rebuilt again!
@yakota18
5 жыл бұрын
glad to see my home get some spotlight, thank you!
@HistoryExplained
5 жыл бұрын
Fantastic video on Okinawa! Out of all history channels, yours inspired me the most to start my own history channel! I hope you don’t mind, but I loved your map intro presentation so much that I adopted it myself. Thank you for all the terrific and extremely educational content! You’re by far my favorite channel! Keep up the great work!
@EpimetheusHistory
5 жыл бұрын
Awesome man! Thanks I will check out your channel tonight
@GarfieldRex
5 жыл бұрын
Blessings for your endeavor! :) Just subscribed.
@postmoderncory
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you for another great video. Your handcrafted art and unique topics make your channel my favorite on KZitem.
@EpimetheusHistory
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you Cory I appreciate it :)
@jayciii29
5 жыл бұрын
Nice vid on ryukyu islands. My father's family were from the islands. I remember he told me that the islands kingdom were heavily influenced by the chinese before japanese took over it. We still have some chinese looking artifacts that passed down from our ancestors.
@isaacbauman8174
Жыл бұрын
没有地名冲绳,是琉球。
@ColoniaMurder20
7 ай бұрын
Okinawan were related to Austronesian people.
@ChinesemomlovemassagingJapan
3 ай бұрын
@@isaacbauman8174ok massage lady Ryukyu or Okinawa whatever
@SplendidFactor
5 жыл бұрын
Ryukyu... the Kingdom I first learned about when I played Europa Universalis IV
@oim8254
4 жыл бұрын
So this is where Mugen comes from.
@mugen9211
3 жыл бұрын
was looking for this cmt
@sonflour_
3 жыл бұрын
Right?? That's what I thought!
@jessesaito2856
3 жыл бұрын
His tanned fair skin and wild hair gave it away for me. He was underrated, like the Ainu Archer from another episode
@rifqimujahid4907
2 жыл бұрын
i dont get it anyone care to explain?
@AstralKreep
4 ай бұрын
@rifqimujahid4907 sorry it took 2 years for you to get an explanation. Mugen is one of the main characters from the anime Samurai Champloo. His home islands are the Ryuku islands. According to him, it's a tropical island south of Japan's mainland that consists of fugitives and criminals.
@Ms.Cyclops
8 ай бұрын
My great grandma was Okinawan. She passed almost two years ago, I never understood why she didn’t like us saying we were Japanese. Now I understand
@History_of_China
5 жыл бұрын
Brilliant video, thanks ! Dare I might add interesting additional info concerning China : after the Chinese Ming dynasty was overthrown (to which the Ryukyu Kingdom was a tributary state), the expanding Qing dynasty replaced it. It also demanded tribute from the Ryukyu kingdom, which was approved by the Tokugawa Shogunate in order to maintain good relations with China. The Ryukyu therefore technically stayed a tributary state to China until it was fully annexed by Japan. Great work :)
@EpimetheusHistory
5 жыл бұрын
Great comment :)
@leisun3958
4 жыл бұрын
@Jacky Phantom stupid ass can't read nor think lol. Stuck with ur 200 years history in America LMAO
@권현운
3 жыл бұрын
China is a vassal country of the Qing Dynasty.
@checkdestroy
2 жыл бұрын
@@권현운 Wasn't Korea as well? It goes unsaid but whenever China got fucked up by steppe nomads, it kinda meant that Korea did, too.
@shineluvslambiel
2 жыл бұрын
You might want to check your facts regarding whether the Qing empire “demanded” Ryukyu to be a tributary state, or whether that was voluntary due to a it being a mutually beneficial arrangement.
@feelsmcgee1535
5 жыл бұрын
I lived in Okinawa for 4 years and married an Okinawan. “History of an Island People” by Kerr really got it right. Such a beautiful place. Great video.
@shaunedwards4893
4 жыл бұрын
I grew up in Okinawa in the 70s. for 2 years when my dad was in the Air Force. It was the best time of my life I want to return there someday. I will always have a part of Asian culture influence on my life because of Okinawa..I hope to visit it one day.
@fizzycube3
2 жыл бұрын
This is the exact same for me except I lived there for 4 years from 2012-2016. I am trying my best to study so I can live there once again.
@MT-qo6xl
Жыл бұрын
@@fizzycube3 Have you learned any Japanese while lived in Okinawa ?
@fizzycube3
Жыл бұрын
@@MT-qo6xl i learned some, just minimal conversation (I was a kid so I just wanted to play outside haha) but now I have learned much more
@StefanMilo
5 жыл бұрын
I knew nothing of Okinawan history. Great topic!
@alexmontgomery255
4 жыл бұрын
This is the best video on the history of Okinawa that I’ve seen. I love your narrative style. Happy to be a subscriber.
@xXxSkyViperxXx
5 жыл бұрын
the ryukyuans sing high pitched music just like neighboring hokkien chinese music but they add a rural japanese feel to it
@thomasliu7308
3 жыл бұрын
I wouldn't say they are "neighboring"
@xXxSkyViperxXx
3 жыл бұрын
@@thomasliu7308 lol look at a map and the definition of "neighboring"
@thomasliu7308
3 жыл бұрын
@@xXxSkyViperxXx If you're referring to the southern ryukyuan islands and Taiwan, yes
@xXxSkyViperxXx
3 жыл бұрын
@@thomasliu7308 ur neighbors arent only directly adjacent to you...
@Funica11
3 жыл бұрын
America, Taiwan, China want to make it China, you always claim Okinawa is a part of China but Okinawans hate it, do you know it?
@deceam208
4 жыл бұрын
Ikue Asazaki song Obokuri piqued my interest in Okinawa/the Ryukyu Kingdom and learning the story behind them makes me enjoy the song all the more
@renesarabia6442
5 жыл бұрын
Ryukyu Three Mountains Achievement!
@DannieRay23
5 жыл бұрын
*World conquest intensifies*
@welp4576
5 жыл бұрын
three mountains yes
@Dionaea_floridensis
5 жыл бұрын
Your art is getting a lot better
@kennythenotsogreat
5 жыл бұрын
Hey man love your channel! I love this video because 1. It is a great video and 2. My mom is from the ryukyu islands so I am biased as well lol. The ryukyu islands has some pretty interesting history so I love it when it is talked about in depth.
@Ashi8No8Yubi
5 жыл бұрын
Should have used sanshin music in the background!
@Grapplersenpai
5 жыл бұрын
Finally a good Okinawa video!
@michaeleastes1705
2 жыл бұрын
Very interesting video! I lived there as a dependent kid, 1959-1962. I enjoyed our time there, and have always wanted to go back.
@enduser8410
5 жыл бұрын
Ryukyu needs more provinces in EU4!
@marianahiga2790
Ай бұрын
My whole family comes from Okinawa, nice to see a video about it
@JawsFan27
4 жыл бұрын
Okinawan history is really interesting. I'm currently stationed on the island and have been wanting to learn more about Okinawan people and culture.
@emmasbooknook4576
5 жыл бұрын
Such a beautiful island!
@danielcuevas5899
5 жыл бұрын
I was just looking up the history of the Ryukyu kingdom in order to feed my fantasy of the Ancient Aztecs somehow getting a hold of Japanese military and weapons knowledge. The way this just happen to pop up on my feed as I was wrapping up my research is freighting and at the same time titillating.
@GeoPerspective
4 жыл бұрын
Just would like to point out I have a new video on the topic and it goes into a bit more detail. If anyone is interested in the topic stop by!
@ZZMJo
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks, got it. will have a look!😎✨
@kanyekubrick5391
5 жыл бұрын
4:24 “As external threats diminished, internal strife increased.” Oh humanity... how did we last this long?
@Toe_Merchant
5 жыл бұрын
Through sheer stubbornness
@pietro3477
3 жыл бұрын
The Kingdom of Ryukyu will live forever in the 3 mountains and in the eternal pain that it caused to me. And we need more provinces to ryukyu.
@Hamstorian
8 ай бұрын
This is Interesting, as i'm MC i am currently living in okinawa As a US-Citizen and me and my Brother have been studying There History!
@Warmaker01
Жыл бұрын
Thanks. I've been to Okinawa a bunch of times in my 20 year career with the Marine Corps.
@ousamadearudesuwa
5 жыл бұрын
Wow I already knew some of the history with Ryukyu but rarely got an in depth knowledge about it.
@frederickstabell3796
5 жыл бұрын
Your videos cover such interesting topics, especially ones that aren’t always on the face of historical coverage. This was fantastic, thank you.
@emmaavelar2325
5 жыл бұрын
Good video! Great drawings! Did not know karate started there....
@takaogibson845
5 жыл бұрын
Mr. Miyagi in Karate Kid. WW2 Medal of Honor 442nd. US Army.
@sandovalperry2895
Жыл бұрын
My great grandmother was born on Okinawa in the late 1860’s. I remember her because of the tattoos she had. Married women had hand tattoos before the Japanese occupiers band the practice. My mother lost her father, three brothers and most of her nursing school classmates during the war.
@TJkiwiOWEG
5 жыл бұрын
My time spent on Okinawa will be a forever cherished memory
@rikainhawaii1
4 жыл бұрын
Nifee debiru(Thank you) for featuring Ryukyu Kingdom. The background music you used is unmistakably that of Japanese, not of Ryukyu Kingdom or Okinawa. There were a few more errors but, you did a darn good job researching otherwise!
@papipumeow
4 жыл бұрын
I’m currently living in Ishigaki island, Okinawa Pref. for working. I really love living here so far, the people are so friendly, the culture are so unique and exotic, the nature is so amazing and the foods are so incredibly yummy *I can’t even pick which one I like the most, they are just too delicious 😭❤️ I will return to my country in 2 weeks, I will definitely cry so hard at the airport 😭😭 there are so many good memories created in this island, I’m so falling in love and will definitely come back to this lovely place next time for sure! ❤️❤️
@EpimetheusHistory
4 жыл бұрын
I got to visit there last year. Is a very beautiful place.
@papipumeow
4 жыл бұрын
Epimetheus Yessss so beautiful and clean, it’s just as beautiful as the pics I saw on google about Ishigaki 😁❤️🇯🇵
@user-tl1bw4wp1c
2 жыл бұрын
@@papipumeow It's not Japan
@papipumeow
2 жыл бұрын
@@user-tl1bw4wp1c It’s a part of Japan
@user-tl1bw4wp1c
2 жыл бұрын
@@papipumeow No, Ryukyu is Ryukyu and Japan is Japan. We are Ryukyu people not Japanese!
@okafamilyc
3 жыл бұрын
Great video! Do you know anything about the 5 men who arranged for a ship (or more) of pigs to be sent to Okinawa in the early 1900s to save the island's population from completely disappearing? My children's great-great grandfather was one of those 7 men. I understand they are celebrated every so often, with a descendant of each one in attendance each time. My husband's cousin went as the representative a few years ago.
@urphakeandgey6308
2 жыл бұрын
Fun fact: In the Okinawan language (Uchinaanchu), "karate" is actually pronounced "kara-tee" like how many Americans _"mispronounce"_ it, ironically enough. "Te" is hands in *_Japanese._* "Ti" is hands in Okinawan. People correcting me with "kara-te" always annoy me because of this. I'm Okinawan.
@okilife.official
4 жыл бұрын
Great video!!! Our brand is Based here on Okinawa and Love exploring every inch this beautiful place has to offer.
@rotciv1492
5 жыл бұрын
I... I did not expect those ducks.
@Shmendan2
5 жыл бұрын
This was a really good and informative quick video.
@EpimetheusHistory
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you :)
@migukmoonpark4312
5 жыл бұрын
Great video, but something was a bit lacking. You failed to mention: -how they became the Daimyo of Japan, -sailed to America by island hopping through Siberia, -converted to the Aztec religion and reformed the said religion, -made the Native Americans their shoguns (which confused Columbus that he had reached "Cipanggu"), -and, finally, conquered the whole world.
@MrHanderson91
5 жыл бұрын
I dont get the reference.
@Gniew2
5 жыл бұрын
@@MrHanderson91 There's an achievement in the computer game Europa Universalis for conquering world as Ryukyu.
@welp4576
5 жыл бұрын
That’s true? I know the last part is an eu4 reference but did they covert to azted
@welp4576
5 жыл бұрын
Przemysław Lipiński eu4
@Gniew2
5 жыл бұрын
@@welp4576 I remember that being the case. The Ryukyu would grab the land in central America, wait for the Spanish to arrive, and start westernising - getting technology like muskets etc. from their european neighbors. Nahuatl religion should help the war economy with morale boost for armies and loss of unrest. Be advised, I've never done anything remotely similar to world conquest : )
@rosswebster7877
5 жыл бұрын
This is an excellent history of Okinawa, Epimethius! Much that I didn’t even know! I really hope you get to cover more islands. I’d love to see videos on: Hispaniola Cuba Malta Crete Cyprus Zanzibar Sri Lanka Taiwan Hokkaido The Aleutians New Zealand Hawaiian Islands
@zhouwu
5 жыл бұрын
New Zealand?! That's where I am!
@joselitoespinosa8263
3 жыл бұрын
Okinawa ...the place where you meet nice and cool people.. great awesome places..great food .... " OKINAWA truly a great and best place to stay!...
@nathanielbanghart1900
5 жыл бұрын
My dear man, could you ever possibly do a video on the Ikko Ikki?
@arthurhuang8978
Жыл бұрын
Ryukyu independence!
@micahistory
5 жыл бұрын
Very interesting video, I knew nothing about the history of Okinawa
@GarfieldRex
5 жыл бұрын
Interesting how there is so much history in such tiny island. Also 1.5 million habitants is a lot. Should make more of this kind of videos, but please don't forget ancient civilizations 😊 thank youu
@rotciv1492
5 жыл бұрын
I would love a video about the Emishi. *Mononoke Princess intensifies*
@hellodolly7989
3 жыл бұрын
Very informative thank you! It would definitely help to add regional back ground music if you can find some but the visuals were good!
@giod6266
5 жыл бұрын
You know, I have been watching your show for a long time, and seen everything you have made until now! You make videos nobody else is making about, and that is cool and speciell about you! But if you make videos about kingdom of Okinawa, kingdom of Armenia and so on, why did not you ever made video about kingdom of Georgia???
@alextheo9766
5 жыл бұрын
If an east asian culture hasn't had a "multiple kingdoms period" is it even a real east asian culture ?
@History_of_China
5 жыл бұрын
Preach
@長谷川恒男
5 жыл бұрын
To be honest off topic but the majority of African history has been a “multiple kingdoms period”
@nicholasthurmond4006
5 жыл бұрын
@@長谷川恒男 bro you're gonna get censored if you keep speaking truth lmao
@EricZu-r1y
5 жыл бұрын
China ✓ Japan ✓ Korea ✓ Vietnam ✓ Ryukyu ✓
@mitonaarea5856
3 жыл бұрын
@@EricZu-r1y you forgoted mongolia
@rayva1
4 жыл бұрын
Okinawa is technically the dispatching point of East Asia during times of war, which is why the US military bases still occupy parts of the island to this day.
@Bandnerd173
Жыл бұрын
I’m related to the royal family of the Ryukyu Kingdom so this was great to find out the history. Thanks!
@Funica11
Жыл бұрын
No, you don’t.
@Bandnerd173
Жыл бұрын
@@Funica11 man stfu u nobody. U don’t know if I am or not. If u don’t like what somebody said then leave
@angeldelarosa7975
5 жыл бұрын
My second home ❤
@mackycabangon8945
5 жыл бұрын
*Three Mountains intensify*
@daeseongkim93
5 жыл бұрын
Can you do the History of Jeju since it has a nearly simple independent history from Korea as Okinawa is to Japan?
@Abdul-Alhazred
Жыл бұрын
Okinawa is just like Korea under Japanese imperialism.
@greenshifu
4 жыл бұрын
I've read that karate was developed with the help of banned weapons. Do you know it was true whether karate was developed by the poor or was it mostly the rich noble people that learnt karate?
@ciello___8307
Жыл бұрын
it was developed from parts of chinese kung fu/wing chun styles. the current name "karate" was an attempt by the imperial japanese government to hide that fact
@AstralDiepio
5 жыл бұрын
aight guys ima go for Three Mountains, wish me luck
@kenadrian27
4 жыл бұрын
whether Okinawa today should be a part of Japan, China, or become an independent nation is an issue that still has not been resolved. It will probably be revisited in the far future
@thomasliu7308
3 жыл бұрын
Definitely not China, their culture is too different
@mitonaarea5856
3 жыл бұрын
it should be independent, just like the ainus. they should have a nation state
@NoCareBearsGiven
3 жыл бұрын
@@mitonaarea5856 why? without Japan where will their economy, standard of living, and resources come from?
@cloudynguyen6527
3 жыл бұрын
@@NoCareBearsGiven Why this sounds like you're implying they are heavily relying on Japan?
@NoCareBearsGiven
3 жыл бұрын
@@cloudynguyen6527 that is exactly what im implying
@seoul_9584
Жыл бұрын
Ryukyu is totally different country from Japan. Why is Japan still colonizing Ryukyu? It should be an independent country
@londiniumarmoury7037
5 жыл бұрын
Good video.
@AI-tc8fv
5 жыл бұрын
*Mugen was from Okinawa you know*
@fayenguyen-barmore1662
4 жыл бұрын
A I ohhh yesss 🥰
@YoSnafu
3 жыл бұрын
thats how i ended up here lol
@markallison5641
Жыл бұрын
I was on Okinawa for parts of 1971 and 1972. I was a Marine cannoneer on the 155 Howitzer stationed at Camp Hague. I was there during the transition from U.S. control to Japanese control of the island. The people of Okinawa are a proud and friendly people, and they were not happy to be transitioned to the Japanese government. I’m curious how they feel today, over 50 years have passed since the change.
@Abdul-Alhazred
Жыл бұрын
American has no right to "transition" a country to Japan aka an enemy they nuked.
@H33t3Speaks
3 жыл бұрын
Literally the Welsh of the Pacific…
@revinaque1342
5 жыл бұрын
This is really minor, but the spelling of Philippines is incorrect at 0:52. Philippines is supposed to be spelled with one L and two Ps 😊
@EpimetheusHistory
5 жыл бұрын
:)
@matthewtopping2061
5 жыл бұрын
There are eight US military installations on Okinawa main island, not 32. Still, this comprises about a third of the total land area of the island.
@kevalinehdusail6751
5 жыл бұрын
"I hail from the Ryukyu Islands."- Mugen
@Jobe-13
3 жыл бұрын
“Coz I’m from Ryukyus pal”- Mugen
@WildBillCox13
5 жыл бұрын
As a Shorin Ryu karateka, I am especially interested in this island culture. If you look around, you can find an image of many students training at Shuri castle in times gone by.
@WildBillCox13
5 жыл бұрын
And the viper is also called the Temple Viper, I believe.
@abdurrohmank5751
5 жыл бұрын
Three mountains
@ww2killerk
5 жыл бұрын
Awesome video man, loved it! Can you do Hokkaido next?
@Yamamotoseto
5 жыл бұрын
Very interesting video
@tombkings6279
5 жыл бұрын
Wow that's interesting
@gingerkrieg9062
5 жыл бұрын
Okinawaaaa!!!Yeah!!!
@demetric4476
3 жыл бұрын
Please do a video on Taiwan sir! Thanks for the incredibly awesome and expertly researched content 🙏💚
@AverytheCubanAmerican
5 жыл бұрын
Japan's Hawaii, they have their own language too. Apparently a Stitch anime takes place there too
@Figgy5119
5 жыл бұрын
Yup. Yuna and Stitch.
@sasaikha7385
5 жыл бұрын
can you do history of sultanate of johor
@guddud4980
5 жыл бұрын
Thought you was Alex the rambler
@sasaikha7385
5 жыл бұрын
@@guddud4980 :-)
@guddud4980
5 жыл бұрын
@@sasaikha7385 carry on and I'll shit the bed
@welp4576
5 жыл бұрын
gud dud big fans of KZitemrs put their pfp the same
@welp4576
5 жыл бұрын
Or similar
@averageChoom
5 жыл бұрын
lol we have a duck named Bobalou i was stationed there till 2018 and the duck been feeding at the chowhall for decades now
@EpimetheusHistory
5 жыл бұрын
That is awesome! Good Duck name
@averageChoom
5 жыл бұрын
@@EpimetheusHistory fact 101: during my time i had a lot of interaction with the locals and based on my experience they hate the marines well the americans in general as much as the mainlanders
@markmiyashiro
5 ай бұрын
I am 4th generation Okinawan in Hawaii, I did my DNA and found out my Mom's side is from Siberia Russia, my paternal grandma born 1893 in Okinawa had blue eyes, she died 101. I am an Okinawan-Messianic-Jewish- Rabbi going to be 70yrs. old. I am an Author of 4 books on Amazon, and retired Broadcaster in Radio and TV. I do Stand Up Comedy as Shlomo Miyagi "The Unemployed Comic"
@karenhodges7545
3 жыл бұрын
My father was stationed in Okinawa. So, i spent my junior and senior year of high school there. The island is beautiful. The people there are easy going, pleasant. Sr Class trip: Japan.
@小河清水
2 жыл бұрын
free Ryukyu island! FREE RYUKYU! ISLAND!
@Nebulousgardens
Жыл бұрын
As someone who found out through a DNA test that they are indigenous Japanese (ryukyun) this is exciting!!! I always knew I was half Japanese, but my family didn’t even know that we are indigenous
@xellos5110
Жыл бұрын
Free Ryukyu
@akashimitsumoto1464
5 жыл бұрын
I'm from Okinawa
@reijiropaws6593
5 жыл бұрын
I was born there and lived there for 5 years. My dad was stationed there when he met my mother
@mingpoyang
5 жыл бұрын
Those Chinese who lived on Okinawa before Japanese occupation were descended from people of Fujian ethnic origin whose spoken language sounded very similar to Japanese.
@hwasiaqhan8923
5 жыл бұрын
I’m Hokkien and sorry Hokkien is not an ethnicity we are Han Chinese. And yes, Hokkien and Japanese words have many similarities more so than mandarin.
@Alexander-et9jm
5 жыл бұрын
Fujian has many dialect groups, those who had interaction with Okinawans were not southern min/Hokkiens but mostly the residents from northern part of of coastal fujian such as the eastern min and northern min speakers.
@lamaisontokyo4696
7 ай бұрын
Great 8 minutes! I don’t know how you documented it, but this was pretty accurate. Wait, was it made by AI?
@rubz1390
5 жыл бұрын
What is with all the Three Kingdoms periods in Eastern Asia?
@superpowerdragon
5 жыл бұрын
With three kingdoms the power balance can be maintained over a long period, because when one of the three gets too powerful the other two will unite to fight back, the same military dynamics won't work with only two kingdoms, with multiple kingdoms more than three the most powerful one doesn't get as much attention to unite the rest of the kingdoms, so a balance is much harder to maintain
@s1mplem4gic58
5 жыл бұрын
I went there! If u haven't gone you need to! Truly a happier place.
@Shmendan2
5 жыл бұрын
I wish travel from North America was cheaper. I love to travel. Europeans can get roundtrip flights to other countries in europe for only $30-$50...
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