Karate-style fighting has been traced to the monks and priests of China, India, and Tibet. These men took time to refine and codify ways of self-defense into a skillful and efficient Art. From China, it crossed into Okinawa where it was known as "Te" and consisted mainly of hand movements. In 1922, "Okinawa Te" was introduced into Japan by Masters Mabuni and Funakoshi. Many of our servicemen stationed throughout the world, especially in Japan and other Far East nations, brought back many different systems to the United States. The largest of these systems is the Japanese system.