Karate means 'Empty Hands" is a traditional martial art from Okinawa and Japan. There are many styles of Karate like Shotokan, Shito-ryu, Goju-ryu, Wado-ryu, Shorin-ryi, Uechi-ryu and Kyokushinkai. Each style has its own uniqueness, but, overall, Karate is known for its hard powerful and fast strikes, punches, block, sweeps, take-downs and footwork. Some are more circular versus linear or hard versus soft.