From old times Okinawa is an universal ground, for creation of maximally effective art of fight of the unarmed man. OKINAWA TE became such art. In sea spaces, on the middle of way between the Chinese island Taiwan and the Japanese island Kyusyu, in 800 kilometres from a mainland the garland of small islands was stretched, such islands like an archipelago of Ryukyu (Nansey), its area is only 2,5 thousands apt. km and almost a half is on the greatest island - Okinawa.

Word 'Okinawa' literally means "a rope on horizon", and this severe island reminds the rope abandoned at-sea strung in a knot the kind. It was known comparatively little about Okinawa up to 1945, when an island became the place of heavy fights between Japan and USA at the end of the second world war. If imagine Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Philippines as the opened fan, Okinawa will be just on its middle, therefore lately, even when war-times went away in the past, Okinawa island remained the largest American military base in South-east Asia, and the principal reason of it consists of that Okinawa occupies very important strategic position.

Now that cover distance from a mainland (China) to Okinawa it is needed just a few hours, and before using wind and flow, swam for 3-5 days. All of it does clear the role of position of Okinawa island. The population of archipelago, ethnically gravitating to Japaneses, saves the ethnographic specific until now. Okinawa people are not Japaneses and not Chinese, however much authentic history of origin of natives of these islands remains unknown. Circumstance that Okinawa is not far from China, has a major value at consideration of question about the sources of development of Okinavate. Due to this circumstance ambassadors, merchants, monks traveled to continental China. As a result of such exchange Okinawa people could become acquainted with the different aspects of the Chinese culture, including with the Chinese martial arts of that time.

In the years of Meydzi (1867-1912) a decree about mobilization was published by the Japanese government, including on Okinawa too. Physical examinations were conducted in schools, and doctors were staggered seeing that youths, gettings busy Okinawa Tesharply, differ from other students wonderful physical preparation. In this connection in 1901 on Okinawa in pedagogical school and in one of Syuri schools lessons were entered Okinawa Te. Thus, due to history of the development Okinawa became an universal ground for creation of maximally effective art of fight of the unarmed man.