Tee: The True Spirit of Okinawan Karate (2014)
• November 2nd, 2014 • 0h 50min
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Overview
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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