Tee: The True Spirit of Okinawan Karate

Tee: The True Spirit of Okinawan Karate (2014)

November 2nd, 20140h 50min

Documentary
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Director Miho Niikura examines the modern practice of tee (Okinawan karate), and its attractiveness to Westerners—some of whom travel thousands of miles to study the venerable martial art in its birthplace, Okinawa.


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